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  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 38 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode I related a story told to me by a friend about a failed crop.     3 Ways to Guarantee that You Will NOT Reap a Spiritual Harvest: Planting Nothing.  May be a result of fear of failure.  May be […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 37 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode, I shared a recording of a sermon I preached in the First Baptist Church of Decatur, TX on August 16, 2015.     The message was based on Ephesians 2:1-10, with special emphasis on verse 10: For we are His […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 36 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode, I identified 4 unrealistic expectations that church members often place on pastors and that pastors place on themselves even if pressure is not coming from their members.     4 Unrealistic Expectations (Alliteration warning):  It is NOT your job to: […]

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 35 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this week’s episode I addressed a third issue brought up by a listener question from Karl: “Why another church, especially when there are churches in the area that are searching for a pastor or do not have a permanent pastor?” Great question!  In fact it is […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 34 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode I gave 10 Reasons why churches should avoid having a new members class or some other orientation process. Reader/Listener Alert: Please stay with me all the way to the end before you draw your final conclusions.     10 […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 33 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In today’s episode, I address a common struggle with churches: an unwieldy and ineffective committee structure.     Observations about Church Committees: 1. Most churches have too many committees. 2. Most committees don’t have a clear vision for why they exist. 3. A complicated committee […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 32 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode, identified 6 general observations regarding gratitude and culture and 6 components of a culture of gratitude in your church.     General Observations: People expect to be criticized Our culture is so self-centered that we have lost the ability […]

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 31 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this week’s episode I addressed a second issue brought up by a listener question from Karl: “Why another church, especially when there are churches in the area that are searching for a pastor or do not have a permanent pastor?”     Great […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 30 of the Your Church Matters Podcast.  In this episode, recorded while traveling home from our “Guy Trip,” I interviewed my son, Zeke Lewis (24), and my son-in-law, Joseph Dad (28), on issues of life, faith, and the church from their millennial generation perspective. The interview was too long for […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 29 of the Your Church Matters Podcast.  In this episode, recorded while traveling home from our “Guy Trip,” I interviewed my son, Zeke Lewis (24), and my son-in-law, Joseph Dad (28), on issues of life, faith, and the church from their millennial generation perspective. The interview was too long […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 28 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode I reflected on a sermon I heard awhile back based on a phrase from Philippians 3:13: “This one thing I do.”     In the sermon, the preacher quoted both D.L. Moody and Zig Ziglar.  The quotes: D.L. Moody – “Give […]

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 27 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  I am recording and scheduling this episode in advance because of an upcoming “guy trip” with my boys (my favorite son and my favorite son-in-law).  We will be on the road when this publishes. In this episode, I am sharing a recording of my […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 26 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this week’s episode I addressed a listener question from Karl: “Why another church, especially when there are churches in the area that are searching for a pastor or do not have a permanent pastor?”     Great question!  In fact it […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 25 of Your Church Matters.  In this episode, I offered 10 Commandments that can be immediately implemented to increase the effectiveness of small group Bible study, no matter what you call it (Sunday School, Small Groups, Life Groups, etc) and where you have it (homes, community building, church campus, […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 24 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode, I talked about the common dilemma of making choices.  Not between good and bad.  Not even between good, better, and best (that sounds so simple in theory).  Sometimes our choices are between good and … good. Have you ever […]

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 23 of the Your Church Matters podcast.  In this episode, I talked about Intentional Thankfulness (inspired by a podcast a few months back from Ray Edwards).     “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And […]

  Welcome to Season 1 Episode 22 of the Your Church Matters podcast!  In this episode I unpacked a listener question.  Philippe wrote: How do you start a ministry when it might be you and one other person starting it?  What will you need to sustain ministry?     I’m excited about this question for […]

  In this episode, recorded as I was walking the campus of West Texas A&M University (my alma mater: Bachelor of Music Education, 1984 … prior to two more graduations from two seminaries), I unpacked an issue that I had previously addressed in a couple of blog posts: How to receive “warm words” – January […]

  In this episode, I unpacked some of my thoughts in response to a recent Facebook post from Leonard Sweet.     Here’s the quote: “I don’t have the energy or the time to live in a divided world–sacred vs. secular. There is only one world. And it is all God’s world, a world “God so loved […]

    In this episode, I answered a listener question.  Philippe asked, “How do you get the church to love those outside its walls like they love those inside its walls?”     I’m not sure that it is possible, nor that it should be the goal.  I think there is Biblical evidence to support the […]