Right now, I’m wrestling with setting up the upper room for Pastor Joe’s message this Friday. We have this time at the end of the night when we all get to respond to the conviction of the Holy Spirit - and if so led - by writing our sins on a piece of paper and [...]

Interesting data on WSU admission applications:
…half of all WSU applications are submitted in January.
…the other half are submitted almost exclusively in November and December.
…the most popular day of the week to submit a WSU admissions application? Sunday. (23%) 
(data gleaned from Enrollment Management reporting)
Does this matter to campus ministries?  You bet.  Does it matter enough to make [...]

I feel like I have a very blessed life. God has been good to us, and being a part of a local church like LFF is a big part of that. Here are my top five things I did today:
5. Experimented with glycol and water on my stove, trying to figure out the best way to make [...]

Here is a great article written by Bill Hybals at the (historically) influential Willow Creek Church in Chicago.
http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/articles/2006/060403.html
Some highlights:
on the value of staff volunteers…
“Volunteers need and deserve to be given competent leadership, sensitive shepherding, ongoing development, training, and tools to do their job. They’re supposed to be nurtured and coached by the staff into their full-redemptive potential. That’s [...]