Church

I recently started using Amazon Smile to support one of my favorite charities, Because We Care Ministries. I do a lot of shopping at Amazon since I have a Prime account with free 2-day shipping on most items. It’s an easy way to help support mission work in Nicaragua.  Here is how Amazon Describes it What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is

We just finished our latest sermon series called Foundations at Cornerstone. Our goal was to focus on basic foundational truths that every believer should know and understand. Sometimes, it’s good to just focus on the basics. I have been surprised throughout the series at the positive response from our mature believers. I think pastors tend to forget that many people

This was also posted on the Cornerstone website At our First Wednesday Service last week, our focus was on family worship and discipleship. I shared several resources to help you lead your family. Here are just a few of the resources we recommend. Rightnow Media Rightnow Media is a great website that gives Cornerstone attenders access to over 3500 video Bible

In a previous post, I shared about ChurchThemes.com, a great company making church templates for WordPress. I’m a huge proponent of using WordPress for church websites if you have someone that has the skill level to maintain the site. WordPress is powerful, but it also requires someone with fairly strong web skills. For churches that want to focus on the

This past Sunday, we started a new series at Cornerstone on the book of Nehemiah. I have been wanting to preach through Nehemiah for several years, so I am excited to finally start working through the book with our church. We are using some of the devotional materials from the American Bible Society as we go through this series. They

Over the past few weeks, I have been putting together a tool for our church. We have taken the mission and vision of our church, and combined it with a process to help people develop a Spiritual Growth Plan. Our elder team is passionate about helping people grow in their faith, and this tool is just another way we can

This year I’m encouraging and challenging you to join me in reading your Bible daily. I shared last night at our First Wednesday service that you need a Bible, a pen, and a plan. A Bible that you will actually read and understand A pen so that you can write down what God is showing you A plan so that

I’m a little late getting this posted this year. Every year for Christmas, WorshipHouse Media shares free mini-movies for churches. You have to remember to check them out each day, so set a few reminders and head over to their website to find out the freebie of the day. It’s a great way to build up your media library for

Today I read the news that Billy Graham was hospitalized and released after a recent respiratory illness. A few weeks ago, I was able to watch his latest message as it was broadcast on TV on online. If you missed it, you missed a powerful testimony to the significance and the power of the cross. I have incredible respect and