I was honored to be asked about a month ago to write a guest post for Tyler Braun’s blog series, “Mentoring in the Church“. Today my post is up and I share about a tough lesson I learned from one of my own mentors a few years ago. How mentorship is not about being perfect,… Continue reading Mentoring in the Church
Category: Church
Christmas at Westside
This year’s Christmas eve services were a little bit different for Westside. We focused less on the manger, and more on the shadow of the cross behind it. I am quite proud of my church for taking some risks and taking a few criticisms, in order for people to know the “bigness” of Jesus. Here’s… Continue reading Christmas at Westside
From Ordinary to Extrao—Well, You’ll See
I don’t usually post about the happenings of my week. But this is different. I want to share with you about an extraordinary thing that God allowed me to be a part of. This is kinda long, but I hope you are encouraged by this story: It all began on September 30, when a local… Continue reading From Ordinary to Extrao—Well, You’ll See
Praying for Prison Inmates
Westside (my church & employer) has teamed-up with a ministry discipleship program at Lansing Correctional Facility (one of largest maximum security prisons in the nation). The ministry is a program where the inmates learn the Word of God and develop skills to contribute back to society (most of these guys are within a few years… Continue reading Praying for Prison Inmates
My Message to KLOVE
(see the end of this post for an update from KLOVE’s Mike Novak) This weekend & again this morning on KLOVE (a national Christian radio station) it was announced that after 7 years their morning show hosts, Jon & Sherry Rivers would no longer be on the air. This was an abrupt announcement and one… Continue reading My Message to KLOVE