God Doesn’t Gossip
In John 21, Jesus tells Peter how he’s going to die, to which Peter responds, “Well what about John?” I’m giving you the JIV translation (Jeremy International Version). Then Jesus says, “That’s none of your bee’s wax!” (JIV). When it comes down to it, we only need to know what God’s will is for one […] Read More
Church Home
Finding a church home can be intimidating. Is there a certain protocol? You may be wondering … when do I stand up or when do I sit down? Is there a dress code? Hey, I’ve been there! And I just want to say, relax. One indicator that you’re closer to finding your church home is when […] Read More
Baptism
September 2, 1997 was a big day for me and my friend Dukes Knutsen. We were both Christians and Dukes was our local Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader in Duluth, Minnesota when I was playing Independent League baseball for the Duluth Superior Dukes of the Northern League. While we had both been Christians for years […] Read More
Process
Process: a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end result is attained. It’s all about the process. Why? Because the right process will produce the right results, your process will determine your success. It’s not all about the event. To be sure, the process leads to an event. The success of that […] Read More
Teachability
One of the keys to personal growth is teachability. Teachability can be described as a willingness to learn and the humility to recognize you don’t have it all figured out. Just a cursory study of the worlds great leaders and achievers will show that they were and are men and women who have the attitude […] Read More
UPDATE: SKYLINE, SEVEN, MULTISITE AND BABIES!
The Future of Skyline and Seven San Diego Church Read More
GAMETIME
This was written by Tom Mercer… a great and important read. https://www.tommercer.com/single-post/2018/02/24/Gametime Another American city recently became famous, but for the wrong reason. You and I have once again been reminded that demons of violence aren’t just occasional visitors. They have the uncanny ability to establish strongholds. And not just in warzones on the other side […] Read More
New Year’s Goals and Resolutions
“Happy New Year” I love the new year. I love new beginnings. I love setting new goals for the new year and making resolutions to reach them. According to StatisticBrain.com[1] The top resolutions made are 1 Lose Weight / Healthier Eating 21.4% 2 Life / Self Improvements 12.3% 3 Better Financial Decisions 8.5% 4 Quit […] Read More
Leadership Burnout
Although the formatting will not translate to my website, I have copied and pasted my dissertation below. Would be glad to answer any questions you might have about the research. The project was mostly geared toward pastors but many leaders in general were studied and the results can be applied to leadership roles in many cases. […] Read More
How To Speak to JW and Mormon’s at Your Door
As I mentioned on Sunday, there is a seemingly renewed push by the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons to recruit new adherents. In Lakeside and Santee they seem to be everywhere. In my neighborhood alone, I have seen them and engaged them multiple times in the last several months. I have seen them on consecutive weeks […] Read More
Adam LaRoche Quit Baseball To Follow His Faith, But What He Won’t Say Is Heartbreaking
Great article from qpolitical.com Hollywood could not write a more compelling story than that of a Major League ballplayer becoming an undercover agent. Heck, with all the sequels, and reboots being made today it’s safe to say movie-makers lack the creativity to come up with a story like this. For those of you who don’t […] Read More
Coddled Kids Crumble
Coddled Kids Crumble I thought this was a good article to pass along as coddling is an epidemic in America today. From not keeping score in youth sports leagues and everybody getting a trophy to parents going off on teachers and leaders who don’t coddle their kids as they do. This is from www.lifezette.com Posted […] Read More
Chargers
The decision was made by the NFL owners to approve the Chargers move to… Inglewood. It was a NO vote on the move to Carson. The Inglewood vote is an opportunity for the Bolts to be in partnership with the Rams. The stadium there will be amazing..no doubt… Inglewood is a blighted area that is […] Read More
A year later…
It’s been over a year since we started the process for The Impact campaign, “Building a Place for Imperfect People” and it has been going fast and strong. The overview: Sept 2014: We announced plans to raise money to find a place to call our church home. Feb 2015: We received 1.4 million in commitments. June […] Read More
Why I Started Recycling
Our IMPACT Campaign, “Building a Place for Imperfect People” is off and running and it is changing the way we look at things. I was reading through Acts 4:32-37 where Barnabas sold a field and brought the money to the disciples. I don’t have a field I can sell but I have continued to consider […] Read More
Your Wedding Is Still Something Worth Wanting
I do a lot of weddings. I am really thankful to be a part of someone’s BIG DAY! I love being around joy and weddings are always full of joy. Weddings are a BIG DEAL, and they are a BIG DEAL to God. I found this article by Marshal Segal to be a good one […] Read More
Is Worship Music Headed for a Crash?
I’m really thankful for our worship team. We have a great worship pastor in @trevordavismusic and we have a great humble band. This article is worth the read, although I don’t agree with all the writer says, it is worth the read. See it here: http://www.churchleaders.com/worship/worship-articles/175020-jamie-brown-evangelical-worship-headed-for-a-huge-crash.html?p=1 Read More
Hell on Earth- Pastors Burning Up and Flaming out
I’m currently attending the final residency phase of my Doctor of Ministry program and I’m working on my final Doctoral Project. I’ve been digging into research on pastoral burnout and how it affects churches all across the nation. With 80-85% of churches declining or dying across America and with pastors leaving the ministry every day– […] Read More
Why Leaders Cannot Afford To Be Easily Offended-Michael Hyatt
A great read and a must attitude for any leader. #084: Why Effective Leaders Cannot Afford to Be Easily Offended [Podcast] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/michaelhyatt/~3/nD08jv39_DY/084-why-effective-leaders-cannot-afford-to-be-easily-offended-podcast.html Read More
Starting a church is hard…but sometimes…
IT’S JUST FREAKIN’ AWESOME!!! I am SO PROUD of our team at 7SD. We started this church and there have been ups and there have been downs, many downs… but today was just such a special day. We were asked to give the chapel service at San Diego Christian College in Santee, Ca. www.sdcc.edu. Trevor […] Read More
