Last Sunday our church voted to pursue hiring an Associate Pastor of Family Ministry and Worship. That’s a ridiculously long title but we are looking for a very specific person. This position is fundamentally a pastoral position. The primary focus… Continue Reading
Adoption is not just about couples who want children—or who want more children. Adoption is about an entire culture within our churches, a culture that sees adoption as part of our Great Commission mandate and as a sign of the… Continue Reading
As many of you know, I moved to Missouri in June to become the lead pastor at First Baptist Marionville. We’re still getting our feet wet here, but loving every minute of it. The folks here in Southwest Missouri are… Continue Reading
Last year I wrote a little devotional on the book of Colossians and gave it to my son for his fifth birthday. We gave him the devotional and his own Children’s Bible. At the time I simply titled it “Isaiah’s… Continue Reading