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In the midst of a spirited disagreement, my wife and I came to the point of impasse. Then this exchange took place: My wife: "Do you want to win or be happy?" Me: "I want both." My wife: "That's every man's dream." She's a fun and funny woman. Here's WHY I think I'll keep her . We are celebrating our 37th wedding anniversary on June 11th, 2025.  To God be the glory. Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter      

  "If we as a church succeed in every area, but fail to make disciples who can spiritually multiply, then ultimately we have failed. Yet if we fail in every other area, but succeed in spiritual multiplication, then ultimately we have succeeded." —Pastor Tommy Nelson, Denton Bible Church, Denton, TX This raises at least a couple of questions: What is ministry success ? Are we aiming at the wrong bullseye ? Just thinking out loud with you here. Subscribe Here & Let the Party Begin ! Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter       

Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining Volunteers  is a practical handbook for anyone who works with volunteers in a ministry setting. * This book will show you what NOT to do when inviting potential volunteers to be involved in ministry and 5 steps for helping pew potatoes become passionate participators.  * You'll explore 12 motivating factors that make volunteers tick and why those factors are critically important in retaining volunteers. * You'll discover why volunteers quit and 7 keys to help you retain the best volunteers over the long haul. * The book is loaded with personal and team assessment tools designed for rigorous discussion and immediate application. * Plus the book comes with a bonus thought-provoking conclusion on why all volunteers must be "paid" and how you can "pay" them well. In short, this is a handbook for finding, developing, and deploying volunteers for ministry. Get the Book... *  Click here for the physical book . *  Click here for...

I got saved when I was 15 years old—forty-seven years ago now (see pic). I wasn't in the Jesus Movement generation, but I was right behind them—thanks to a volunteer youth leader who kept introducing me to the fresh wind known as Jesus Music. Hence, my love for all things Jesus, the Jesus Movement, the disciplemaking genius of Jesus, and, especially, Jesus music. Besides the Bible and following Jesus with friends, Jesus music has been an amazing blessing and encouragement when I was but a youth— and even unto this day . Sometimes I feel sorry for the generations that came after the Jesus music generation. I want everyone to know and love the life-changing, Holy Spirit anointed music of Love Song, Keith Green, and Resurrection Band—and everything in between. Great news!  You can enjoy a podcast that has a vast catalog of Jesus Music for  FREE!  There are hundreds of episodes with lots of great Jesus music from people who were apart of that amazing movement. I'v...

  I ran into him at an office store. As soon as I saw him, my heart lifted. I know him as a friend and one of the best handymen in the business. He's been to my house many times to make up for my lack of domestic handyman competence... and he always makes sure I don't pay too much. I love this guy. I've broken bread with him in his home. We put a roof on my house together with a few other crazy friends. He's special to me. "Hey man, it's great to see you!" I said as I hugged this bearded 50-something year-old manly man right in front of the store clerk. "What are you doing?" "Trying to get organized," he said, smiling holding up a calendar for the upcoming year. "Me too! Though I'm not too confident about getting my life organized anytime very soon," I said with a smile on my face... joking... but not really. "I just talked to Stacy about having you help me with my current honey-do list," I said hopefully. He sai...

What's a Jesus-like disciplemaking way of life look like for regular people?  What happens if we disciple someone who doesn't make more disciples?  Why must disciplemaking start with our own families?  What's the difference between discipleship and disciplemaking?  Are you ever too old to invest your life in disciplemaking with the next generations?  If you've ever wondered about any of the above, then you'd probably enjoy this FREE, brief, free flowing, and substantive audio conversation. Go here for the download and share it freely with others . If you want more on Jesus-like disciplemaking as  a way of life ,  go here . Let's be friends on social media!    Instagram      Facebook      Twitter       Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!