Chief Shepherd

I have felt for some time that the cell / house church ministry was one of the most powerful means of outreach today! Although I have not accomplished much with it, I am still excited about its potential. A few years ago, I got acquainted with Joel Comiskey. He has written several books about the cell [...]

Any fishermen here? Bryan Strickland on his blog, “Louisiana Bishop” offered the following guide for fishermen with excuses for not catching fish. (An analogy to “fishers of men.”) I can especially identify with the one about fishing “where God has placed you.” Or, as I have stated it, “grow where you are planted!” The fish weren’t biting! [...]

It is a wonderful thing when our public officials are not ashamed to give their Christian Testimony! Bobby Jindal was elected Governor of the State of Louisiana a few months ago and has been such a success that he has attracted national attention – even being on the short-list of possible running mates with the [...]

The title describes me on some of my better days! The rest of the time, I just can’t seem to “get it together.” But this was the title of Bishop Warren Heck’s message at Agape’ Fellowship on the 28th of September. He used the words of Paul when he was speaking to King Agrippa in Acts [...]

I especially like the old BBC sitcom “Keeping Up Appearances.” Here is a short description from the www.tv.com website… Patricia Routledge played Hyacinth Bucket, a woman who pretended to be upper-class but wasn’t. To side herself with Britain’s top ten percent, Hyacinth insisted her surname be pronounced “bouquet.” Her attention to cleanliness, candlelight suppers, and desire [...]

(Last update: August 21, 2008) There have been many times that I have been so frustrated by the events in my life that I just threw up my hands and asked, “What am I supposed to do?” When our circumstances get “out of control” (or at least, out of OUR control), then we tend to get [...]

The Internet has profoundly changed the way people learn about you and what you offer. Today, many people, searching for a church, begin the process on the Internet — especially in search engines. To be considered, your church website needs to be found in the search engines when people are already out there [...]

The title sounds silly to us Christians. However, as a protestant, I have been more than a little confused at what I am supposed to do when I attend a Catholic wedding mass, or similar service. And, have you ever been to a religious service at another religion (Muslim, etc)? Well, it may be that [...]

I recently saw a church sign that said, “Sinners welcome!” I like that! Is it true in your church? Too often, the church becomes a social club – not necessarily for the upper crust but anyone who is not a member will recognize that they are not exactly welcome. At our church (Agape’ Fellowship) we [...]

There is often a confusion between “needs” and “wants.” But if we assume that we have that question solved, what is it that we really NEED? Paul addressed that issue to the church at Corinth in 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 where he told them not to receive God’s grace in vain. The next verse (v.2) refers to [...]