I saw Joyce Meyer speak last Friday. I was floored by how many people said they gave their lives to Jesus after listening to her. So, the question @revbrad asked me last week- What do you think of women pastors?

This my pastor, @randyMB. He is awesome because he listens. I hope you have a relationship with your pastor or a leader in the church that will stop and listen. Tell me something- What character traits do you believe makes a pastor great? Or even fill in the blank- My pastor is awesome because he/she ____________. Either way you want to do this, it’s your choice.

Today at lunch I met with someone to talk about different charities and how things could improve. We were discussing the differences that could take place if churches didn’t spread out all of their resources between every country known to man, but instead focused all their resources on just one country at a time. It seemed to us that if one country was taken for Christ, then others would start taking notice. And then switch the focus to a different country every two years or whatever time limit seemed reasonable. So, do you think focusing on one country at a time would be better than spreading money, time, effort, etc. between a lot of countries or do you not see the point in that?

I haven’t talked to someone outside my small circle of friends at my church in a long time. I talk to the same people week in and week out and don’t think twice about it. Yep, this is not good. So, my challenge to myself is to meet new people at my church in the next couple of weeks. I’ll give myself the goal of meeting 3 new people in the next month. Hold me to it guys. So, do you know what I’m talking about? We need new relationships. They make us grow personally and get us outside of our church group box we have built for ourselves. When’s the last time you shook someone else’s hand, said howdy and really got to know them as a friend?

“Christian” and “convenient” don’t go together. Pretty much every single thing that Jesus did was out of His way. When I think of what traits a Christian should have, one of the first ones that comes to mind is being a SERVANT. To truly serve, one must humble themselves first. To do these things is not convenient at all. Nobody wants to do the dirty work, but the church was called to do it. Take people volunteering in the Atlanta flood relief project for example. These people will probably never be recognized by man but the Father recognizes it, and thats all that matters. There are so many people that need help, inside and outside of Atlanta. They might not smell right or look right, but they look awesome to Jesus. So, get out of your little church bubble and go hang out with the people who need help outside of the church. The ones that might not step inside of a church building, but would open up to a fresh meal when they are digging around in dumpsters or a bottled water when they’re thirsty. So, your potlucks, watch to see what the person next to you is going to think open eyed prayers, same seats every Sunday and feel good gossip can wait for a bit. It’s time we show God’s love to the world. We don’t get to pick and choose stuff when we become a Christian. We become the whole Jesus-loving deal. And yes, with this post I’m speaking to myself.

I’m a fan of Mark Driscoll. If you don’t have time to watch the whole video you can watch it half way through and still tell me what you think. Here’s my question-What do you think of his delivery? Do you like preachers that yell, preachers that are more reserved or do you just not care?

This is a huge church.

This is a small church.

If truth is preached and anointing is at both then both are good. Big churches are for some people and small churches are for others. // Tell me what you like about small churches and what you like about big churches.