TechPastor.net

Our arts guy at Hope Summit just started blogging on his new website “Worship and Stuff”.  He began at Hope Summit in a volunteer role around 1990 and was working at the church full time by 2003.  Ric is an awesome drummer, skilled worship leader, and great at building teams.  On his website he’ll be [...]

A big part of my personal Bible study and sermon preparation includes spending time in the original language.  While I have had some education on Biblical languages I’m not at all an expert and thus have spent significant money and time on tools to bridge the gap.  I’ve used expensive tools like QuickVerse and Logos and lots [...]

I’ve received many calls over the years from leaders in the church about conflict.  Small group leaders, elders, key volunteers and staff will call and say, “Frank, my team/group is in complete turmoil.”  I’ll often be silent for a minute or two and let them share and then I’ll be quiet for a moment and [...]

I have great respect for my parents.  Every time I’ve observed them undertake a new challenge or a transition in life they have always put great thought into how they should proceed.  Now that my Dad has been retired for a bit he sent me ten tips for making every penny count in retirement.  It’s [...]

As I connect with leaders and volunteers at Hope Summit, I love it when people catch the vision for evangelism.  It isn’t easy to change direction and do something differently when you’ve been doing it the same way for years.  I had the privilege of meeting with our Arts Team and began to cast vision for our [...]

As I settle into my new home here in Rochester I find myself burdened with trying to figure out who lives in our city.  I think its so important to know who God has called us to reach.  As pastors and teachers we encourage missionaries to do their research and embed themselves in a foreign culture to [...]

I have always found summer to be an interesting component of group life. Some of our groups experience a dip in attendance while others continue to thrive. I have heard all sorts of advice from other small group pastors and breakout sessions at conferences but I am of the opinion that the group leader can [...]

Confession time. Sometimes when pastors preach, we feel like we are on an island and there is no one actually listening.  We get little or no response from the church, and we can almsot feel like what we’re doing is pointless.  It kind of feels like we are stranded on an island in the middle of a lake.  We can see [...]

As a leader in ministry, half my job is meeting with others. Breakfast meetings, volunteer meetings, business meetings, leadership meetings, recruting meetings, creative meetings, staff meetings, and I’m sure there are a few others that I can come up with if I really try.  As a part of these meetings I do my best to [...]

While saying goodbye to great friends and a wonderful church has been tough, we are very excited about what lies ahead for our family.  The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity.  A couple of weeks ago we drove to Minnesota to go house hunting, which we thought was going to be a [...]