The Most Important Day Of Your Week

Recently Doug Fields had a post on his blog, “SUNDAY: Draining day of Ministry or Energizing?”, where he polled his readers asking them which day of...

Why No One Is Investing In Your Ministry

Someone once told me that no one reads an email that they have to scroll down to read…she was talking about my emails. It’s true, if you can’t...

3 Signs of Underutilized Ministers

I come from a family that enjoys left overs.  In fact there are certain meals that I like to make in bulk, so that I can enjoy them for lunch…

What Are You Horrible At Doing?

One thing that I’m horrible at doing is hanging shelves. There’s the rule of thumb measure twice cut once…when it comes to hanging shelves I measure...

What You Say About God Without Saying Anything

I’ll admit I find myself thinking, “I wonder how I look tonight?” as I give a message to students during their programs. Part of it’s wondering if I...

How Do You Answer This Question?

Courtesy of libertygrace0/Creative Commons License A student once asked me, “Hey Chris, have you seen The Hangover?”I wasn’t sure how to answer...

You Might Be Dreaming The Wrong Thing

When it comes to running there is at least one thing that I dream about, qualifying for Boston.  I’m not sure how likely it is that I will one day…

Where You Don’t Care About Your Job

During the summers in between college I made money by painting houses. It wasn’t the ideal job for a college student considering I had to report to...

My $3200 Mistake

Courtesy of epSos.de/Creative Commons License It’s funny to think that around five years ago I should have been fired. It’s funny because I didn’t...

If You Ignore This You Will Fail

First marathon I ever ran in I never completed, in fact I almost died. The more time ticks on the harder it is to remember the feelings and...