by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Church
We have no greater mission as followers of Christ, or as His bride, the Church, than to see people come into a relationship with Christ AND live out their faith by observing all that Jesus has commanded. At Mission Hills, we will live out our cause to call people to...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
Most preachers knows that on any given days the pews are full of babies up to grandparents of the faith, and everything in between. Preaching to a crowd that varies in spiritual maturity can be very hard. However, we must never be too quick to dumb down our message...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
I once heard Alister Begg get up in front of a group of pastors and say, “I’ve heard the best sermons are those with a great introduction and a great conclusion, with those two things kept as close together as possible.” Though this joke got a good...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
How you start sermon preparation is very important. I often relate sermon preparation to bearing a child. Though I am a man, and will never carry a child, I have watched my wife go through the process twice and this has made the analogy all the more vivid for me....
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Leadership
The very nature of my position of leadership in the church demands that I spend a lot of time in meetings. “Meetings are toxic,” wrote Fried and Hansson in their book, “Rework,” and for the most part I tend to agree. However, meetings are a...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Leadership
When I used to be involved in Gospel magic, I remember a highly acclaimed magician getting up at one of our national conferences and explaining that what he does is not who he is. At first I didn’t quite understand what he meant. You’re a magician,...