Author: Scott Gress

In the last blog we wrote about the 10 reasons we don’t invite other people to church. Often the biggest barrier is the first reason: we haven’t “outed” ourselves as Christians. It is far easier to be “undercover” Christians. So

We have not “outed” ourselves as Christians. We’d rather just go around and be a nice person than be labelled a Christian. We don’t talk about our church, we don’t talk about spiritual things. We don’t offer to put people

In today’s church one of the biggest criticisms from outside the church is that Christians don’t act like Christians. Their profession (of faith) doesn’t match their behavior. Indeed, we see it ourselves when members don’t worship, they seldom attend Bible

  Expediency [ik-spee-dee-uh n-see] noun, plural expediencies. 1. The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation. 2. Pursuit of the course of action that brings the

Most people think they are smarter than average. For pastors, they may be right! It’s amazing what it takes to be a pastor. Many have had to learn to read two foreign languages to get through seminary (Hebrew and Greek)

We often assume that experience is the best teacher. We’d rather have a surgeon who has done our operation a thousand times. We’d rather have a seasoned teacher or mechanic or plumber or any one of a number of skills

The slippery slope is when we continue to do what we have always done without reflection and without intentionality – maybe even for years! We work long hours and get weary which is often understood as also being productive. Yet that

How are you preparing for Christmas at your church? The path of least resistance often takes over. That means you will likely recruit the same people who are reliable and will be in town for ushering, greeting, playing music, singing,