Leadership
4 Questions: Grant Fishbook (Christ the King) – Pt. 2
Part two of my interview with Pastor Grant Fishbook of Christ the King church, Bellingham 1. What are you reading right now? My Bible (because I need it). “Half Time” by Bob Buford because that is my season of life. “Leading with Love” by Alexander Strauch because that is the theme of our Elder Team. …
Read More4 Questions: Pastor Grant Fishbook (Christ the King) – Pt. 1
The 4 Questions series launched with a two part interview with Pastor Norm Funk from Westside Church in Vancouver. You can read that interview here. We continue today with part one of a similar two part conversation with Pastor Grant Fishbook. Grant is the Teaching Pastor at Christ the King Community Church in Bellingham, WA.…
Read MoreWhat Piper & Seinfeld have in common
John Piper (69 years old) pastored the same church for over 30 years, and then when he was done, he saw something on the Internet that he wanted to take and adapt into a way of teaching the Bible. It’s called Look at the Book, and hundreds of thousands of people are now engaged with…
Read MoreWhy sometimes you should give up
Did you know that C.S. Lewis only wanted to be known for one thing in life? His teaching at Oxford, and his work in Medieval literature and mythology was just his way to succeed at his real goal: to be known as a famous poet. Here is the thing. No one reads Lewis’ poetry today,…
Read More1st rule of leading
When we are looking for a new staff member or high level lay leader at Village Church we look at 4 things (Character, Competency, Chemistry, and Capacity). The first is the most important.You can teach skills to people, teach them about your organization, and train them to manage their time well but their character? That…
Read MoreWhy paranoia is good.
In Walter Isaacson’s biography on Steve Jobs, he cites Steve’s father, who says that Jobs as a young man growing up and working on furniture, etc., was always crafting the backs of cabinets even though they were hidden. “He loved doing things right. He even cared about the look of the parts you couldn’t see.”…
Read MoreThe advantage of disadvantage
Yesterday I was sitting sprawled out under a tree, watching my youngest daughter run around playing at the park. I was reading a biography on the great 18th Century evangelist George Whitefield. He was 21 years old when he started preaching to an England so messed up that in many ways it makes the western…
Read MoreWhy risk is right
In his book Don’t Waste Your Life John Piper has a chapter called “Risk is Right”. He explains that over and over again in the Bible it’s the men and women willing to take risks that God uses for amazing things (Daniel, Abraham, Esther, Paul). Why? I don’t know. Maybe it’s because these are the…
Read More3 Reflections from a record day
Yesterday we had a record number of people at Village Church by a long shot – including almost 600 kids! A couple of reflections from the day: 1. Jesus is transforming people! I got to talk to and pray with people yesterday who had all kinds of amazing stories. The Muslim couple holding their young…
Read MoreAn Easter thank you.
What does it take to do SIX services at TWO campuses to celebrate ONE Saviour? One word: People. A lot of good people. I am so grateful for the amazing people that are Village Church. They want people to meet Jesus in our city so badly that they are willing to do anything. To all…
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