Charles Spurgeon: “Of course the preacher is above all distinguished as a man of prayer. He prays as an ordinary Christian, else he were a hypocrite. He prays more than ordinary Christians, else he were disqualified for the office he has undertaken.” Martin Luther: “I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” “He that has prayed well has studied well.” (quotes from the Evangelism Handbook) As a young pastor I could be … →

I love creation. I love animals. So God in his grace moved Dan Breeding (wildanimalencounters.com) ten miles from us and put us all in the same church, and one semester put Dan (and a baby Gibbon) in my class! Dan has a new one-a kangaroo. This video shows Hannah giving it a bottle. Dan tells the wonder of God’s creation with animals. It is a remarkable presentation that moves to the amazing gospel. I encourage you to have Dan in … →

Our son Josh is a student at The College at Southeastern. Most who know him recognize him as the drummer who travels with me in ministry. But there is so much more to Josh than that-he is one of the most thoughtful young men I have ever met regarding ministry in these interesting days. The following is a blog he wrote for his Facebook about his recent trip to NYC. I asked his permission to share it with you. Read … →

I just did my first (but not my last) Webinar with the Baptist State Convention of NC. The focus: How Real Discipleship Creates an Evangelistic Culture. My next one is March 24 on Student Ministry. Enjoy: How Real Discipleship Creates an Evangelistic Culture from Serious Disciple on Vimeo.

I have discovered a video that explains why “fishing for men” is so intimidating to some. It is dangerous out there… Fishing Is Dangerous – Watch the best video clips here