Vertical Evangelism—Believe It!
Hey Pastor: Maybe in recent years you’ve fallen prey to the false dichotomy of worship vs. evangelism—the idea that if you really want to reach lost people in your weekend worship, you have to get all...
View ArticleDon’t Miss This . . .
There is no more reliable indicator of the success of a child than the involvement of their father. There is no bigger drag on societies than men who refuse to work. Women outnumber men in college. And...
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Vertical Passion Week
What distinguishes Passion Week in a vertical church? 1: Passion Week is a week, not a day or a weekend. We give our people special materials and devotionals to work through personally. We give them...
View ArticleA Time to Dance
So proud of and thankful for the worship leadership from Luke MacDonald, Andi Rozier, Josh Buendorf and the entire Vertical Church Band worship and production teams. Praying for them as they rest up...
View ArticleSay the Name!
Amen? That’s it? You’re going to close your prayer with an abrupt “AMEN”? What about the Savior? Aren’t you going to say the name? And you preachers, lower the “God talk” and say the name! Everyone...
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On the Road to Focused Sermon Prep . . .
Getting down to serious sermon prep takes focus, concentration, and at times, clearing your head of the other stuff you are thinking about. So here comes the mind dump. Hope it’s edifying for you—it...
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Summer for the City
“But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” Isaiah 66:2b If you take God’s Word seriously, you don’t have to wonder why God blesses...
View ArticleGod Will Not Forget—Don’t Forget It!
Hebrews 6:10: For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. It’s summer, and vacation...
View ArticleA Compelling State of Affairs
Leaders don’t spend a lot of time on things that are going well. Leaders look for underutilized resources, for new talent. They are constantly on the search for what could improve—and into that, they...
View ArticleThe Danger of Reductionism in Preaching
As a recovering addict of overstatement, I want to be careful in the words I choose to warn fellow ministers about the danger of reductionism in our preaching and teaching. Dictionary.com defines...
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