Archive for November, 2007

What if I am never the best..

What if I am never the best..

My friend, Bro. Aaron as he is known in his latest book, told me that I should be more personal in my blog so I will take his advice. Over the last almost 7 years I have received some good advice from him. As a student in college looking for someone to invest in my [...]

Passing the Baton (1of 3)

Passing the Baton Youth Ministry as a Means to Discipling the Church Eric Bancroft Associate Pastor, High School Ministry  I. Phase One: Fundamentals of Discipleship “Discipleship” is not a new word for many of us, but it often can be a misunderstood word. In an attempt to be clear, let me tell you what I [...]

It’s Not a Game

My Pastor, Austin Gardner, sent me this article this morning and I believe it is great. I especially like the part about “expository preaching”. It is often said at our church we should be “people of the book”. That is a core value of our church and hopefully every church. For the last month I have been preaching [...]

Signs of Life

Signs of Life

Today I had the great opportunity to see my child for the first time. My wife, Stephanie, is 8 weeks pregnant and we had our second doctors appointment today. It was absolutely incredible. I can not say we were as Rachel in Genesis 30 or like many of our close friends who had a very [...]