My wife LaVerne and I have had the privilege of leading three different kinds of churches over the past 45 years; the community church, the megachurch, and the micro church. In 1980, when the first DOVE church started, we built teams to start the first two small groups in this new church plant and we [...]
I have learned over many years that is much more important to be Christ-like than to be right. “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not [...]
Someone once said, “It’s only the water that’s on the inside of the boat that causes danger, not the water outside.” Proverbs 4:23 tells us; “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Even if there is conflict or trouble all around us, we must guide our heart. Our spiritual heart condition greatly [...]
As we embrace our present season of life, we are being prepared for the next season. God gives us grace, His undeserved favor, for each season if we ask Him, and receive it by faith. Genesis 8:22 tells us, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, [...]
One of life's temptations is to live in the past. If that doesn’t work, the enemy will tempt us to be overly concerned about our future. God wants us to live to the fullest in the present. Matthew 6:34 tells us, “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day [...]
Often a leader’s best work is not what he or she does, but what they inspire others to. It’s not about us. It is about helping others fulfill their God-given dreams and destiny. God tells us, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you [...]