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Lost

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Bible Study, Preaching/Teaching

Did I get you with the title? Ha! What a sneaky communicator I am. I’m in Lubbock, TX, today with the super-cool folks from Paradigm. I’ll be here the next 2 Thursday nights doing a sermon series from Luke 15 called “Lost.” Last night I talked about how in the book of Luke one of [...]

The 1 Question That Can Change Someone's Life

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Ministry, Preaching/Teaching

I believe there is a single question that has the potential to change someone’s life. And no, it’s not “If you died tonight are you absolutely sure you’d go to heaven?” (although that one has changed plenty of people’s lives, too). Questions that change people’s lives are introspective ones. They are questions that force someone [...]

Why I'm Not a Fan of the Virtual Pastor

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Church, Preaching/Teaching

As I was serving on a panel last week at the Connect Conference in Nashville, the question from the crowd came up about satellite campuses. Lots of churches are doing it – creating satellite campuses and then projecting in a taped sermon from the pastor at the main campus. There are some huge advantages to [...]

7 Steps of Bible Study Preparation

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Preaching/Teaching

Yesterday I mentioned that as part of my presentation at some recent conferences, I put together the 7 steps I use for Bible study preparation. I’m not assuming these are universal, but they have helped me organize my time and hopefully make my teaching style engaging, relevant, and self-revelatory. So here you go: 1. Read [...]

Pinning Down Depth

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Church, Preaching/Teaching

I had a really productive time at the Threads Connect Conference last week in Austin. The second of these conferences is in Nashville this week. For both of these conferences, I’m leading a breakout session that is trying to find the practical implications of one of the 4 key markers of Threads. Those key markers, [...]

5 Great Things About My Week

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Preaching/Teaching

Leaving Collegiate Week today, headed back to Nash-vegas. Upon reflection of the last 6 days, here’s some great stuff about the experience: 1) College students. I don’t get to hang around them enough. College students are incredibly generous, perceptive, and hungry to give themselves for something that matters. A church or ministry loaded with folks [...]

Jesus Weeps at Collegiate Week

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Preaching/Teaching

Still in Glorieta at what has turned out to be a really great event with 1200 college students and leaders. Yesterday morning I shared from a text and has become really dear to me. John 11 is the well known story of when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. But before doing so, the Son [...]

Collegiate Week Report

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Preaching/Teaching

This week I’m in Glorieta, NM, speaking at Collegiate Week. I have the privilege of sharing the stage with my new friends Pearl Merchant, a worship band from Lubbock, TX, and David Platt, Bible scholar and pastor of the church I went to in seminary – The Church at Brook Hills. Great atmosphere, 1200 college [...]

Threads Connect Conference

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Preaching/Teaching

This fall, I’m participating in a series of conferences that Threads is hosting across the country. These are regional events designed to help the church better connect with young adults. Here’s some official copy describing the events: Are you concerned when you hear reports from LifeWay Research and others showing that today’s 20-somethings are less [...]

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