Monday, February 28, 2011

What If Every Church Cared

As you will see in this video, mighty things can happen by small groups of committed people. The call has gone out, churches...GO into all the world! I think about this conccept just in my town of 80,000 in Decatur, Il...what would look different if the churches got out of their walls, got out of their comfort zones and got into peoples lives of those in need, of those who are hurt, of those... who if they died tonight would burn in hell for eternity...what if every church cared? How might things be different? Pray for change!


Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew

Playing to Your Strengths

Andy Stanley encourages leaders to do less and accomplish more. "At some point along the way you have to begin to play to your strengths and delegate your weaknesses as a leader," Stanley says.

Practical Idea: Share this video with your leadership team and ask them how well you are delegating tasks in your ministry?


posted originally at www.churchleaders.com

Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Rob Bell...Seriously?


Okay, if you have been a part of this blog for the last four years, or know me personally, I have never quite bought into the person or the teachings of "Rob Bell." Okay so I did buy one of his books "Drops like Stars" but I'm taking it off my shelf tomorrow and using it as a door stop. As Rob Bell is coming out with a new book "Love Wins" on March 29th,2011, I want to provide you a short article but a more compelling promo video that Rob Bell gives himself of the material covered in his new book and challenge you to see if what He is saying jives with what has already been said in God's Word. Click on the link Rob Bell...a Universalist? I'm open for discussion on what ROb Bell says as examined to what the Bible says about who goes to Heaven and Hell!

Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Matt Chandler - Jesus Wants the Rose


Why is it that Jesus wants the rose and will take the rose but we are so inclined to do just the opposite with the messed up, jacked up, broken roses? Lord forgive us...Lord forgive me! Lord give me the courage and strength to be about the broken roses even when I don't want to, even when I don't agree or even when I may be ashamed to be associated with a mess of such roses. Give me your heart, your eyes, and your grace!

Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew

Friday, February 04, 2011

A Repelling Pastor.



Okay so this should get some of us talking. What are your thoughts about how we do church sometimes? Or how we do church may be perceived? Are we more "show" than "go"? Didn't Jesus said "go" and make disciples, not "show" and make disciples. Interested in hearing your thoughts. Did this video tick you off or did you find yourself in total agreement? Remember that the views in the videos I post are not always ones I agree with, but instead used as a tool to get us together, talking, thinking, feeling, and sharpening our iron!

Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew

"Zion & Babylon" Josh Garrels 2010

Bart Millard "I Stand Amazed" Live on Gospel Music Channel

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

When atheists backslide...


I love this video by the Way of the Master folks. So many times as Christians we say we don't believe in something and never explain the "why." We simply take a stance without being able to carry on a conversation or go into detail as to what makes us come to such a belief. This is what makes it look like we just got our "likes" and "dislikes" passed down from our mom's and dad's or worse yet from a "What I'm suppossed to believe as a Christian" starter box. All I am saying is conversations matter and "convinving" conversations matter even more! Sometimes we have to go into a season of "iron sharpening iron" so we can be able to have a defense and a foundation for the claims we make! Just think, your next conversation could quite possible make an athiest question everything they believe?

Way of the Pastor,
Joe Drew