Pastoring During A Pandemic
When the stay-at-home orders went into place last March, Gateway student, Brian Simms, thought his church, CrossPointe Fontana, would have to “fight and scratch to stay alive.” CrossPointe, however, is no stranger to adversity. The church has a unique history. CrossPointe is the product of a merger between two churches eleven years ago – First […]
A Gift You Can Give
Over the past two months, it has been my privilege to attend numerous state convention annual meetings—preaching, teaching, hosting Gateway events, and interfacing with pastors and other leaders. A common theme in both the meetings and the conversations has been the wearisome ministry season pastors and other leaders have endured since the pandemic began. To […]
Making the Most of Christmas
It’s Halloween, which means Christmas decorations are going up in public places and holiday advertisements are everywhere. A phrase has been coined to describe the expansion of the Christmas season earlier and earlier into the Fall—Christmas creep. Serious studies have been done on this phenomenon, published in places like the Harvard Business Review. Despite the […]