“Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.” 
“Well, why don’t you ask Him?”  “Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.”
—————ANONYMOUS
Every long journey begins with one step.  At North Point Church, we are taking that step for the next [...]

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice”………CONFUCIUS
If I want to make an ImpACT on this world….. if I want to fight Disease, Poverty, Illiteracy, and Spiritual Emptiness …. where do I (or you) start?  I think we start right where we are.  Do what we can.  Don’t sit [...]

“The first Reformation … was about creeds; this one’s going to be about our deeds.  The first one divided the church; this time it will unify the church.”  –Rick Warren
In the Bible, the church is compared to a body.  It seems to me, that in the 21st Century, the mouth of the body of Christ [...]

This week we are starting a new series called “ImpACT”.  Impact is our outreach strategy at North Point to fight four global giants: Disease - Poverty - Illiteracy - Spiritual Emptiness.  I believe that if we will all work together, as a church, we can make a global and local difference.  It is time for [...]

So Tim Stevens at Leadingsmart.com posted our weekend announcements on his blog.  He asked these questions:
our friends at North Point Church, Springfield, Missouri.
What do you think…creative? Over the top? How would this go over at your church?
Tim is a great guy and really liked the creativity with our announcements.  He just threw it out there to [...]

Do you ever feel like you are putting in long hours, but seeing very little positive results?  If your answer is yes, I can relate.  Let me share with you something called the 80/20 principle.
80 percent of traffic jams occur on 20 percent of the roads.
80 percent of beer is consumed by 20 percent of [...]

Here are a few highlights from my Las Vegas trip this week:
1. Dinner with Craig Groeschel and other great leaders.
2. Visit Central Christian Church - met Jud Wilhite.
3. Round Table learning environment with Craig G and great leaders.
4. Learned about different seasons in ministry and how to deal with these seasons.
5. Catching the bug for [...]

I am in Las Vegas to meet with Craig Groeschel and 12 leaders that he picked to mentor.  I missed being at North Point this week!  Thanks Grant Baldwin for filling in for me — I heard that you did an outstanding job. 
Today, we are having a round table meeting where the number 1 topic [...]

Can you say “Part of the problem instead of the solution?”  I really am not trying to come across as judgmental, but this is not helping the cause of the Kingdom.

Good leaders and potential leaders seem to display the following characteristics:
Adaptability - Quickly adjusts to change.
Discernment - Understands the real issues.
Perspective - Sees beyond their own vantage point.
Communication - Links to all levels of the organization.
Security - Does not find identity in position.
Servant hood - Does whatever it takes.
Resourcefulness - Finds creative ways to make [...]