in most communication environments, it’s the presentation that determines interest, not the content.

I want our physical environments to be magnetic. Irresistible. If this is not your thing, you will be tempted to discount its importance. That’s a mistake. Unless, of course, you want a church full of people just like you.

Pastors, preachers, and teachers who are not gifted in the area of leadership default to management.

Truth isn’t helpful if no one understands or remembers it. But when stated clearly, truth can set us free.

When a church fails to distinguish between its current model and the mission to which it has been called and mistakenly fossilizes around its model, that church sets itself up for decline.

God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn’t make ignorance a virtue.

Technically it is incorrect to say, “The Bible says …” or “The Bible teaches….” The Bible doesn’t really say or teach anything.

Isn’t it true that our departure from traditional church architecture has made it easier for a lot of people who have been away to come back?

First: my goal. My goal on the weekend is to present the Scriptures in a way that is so helpful and compelling that everybody in the audience is glad to have attended and drives away with every intention to return the following weekend.