The Stinklings

For the past 10 years, one vital key to my leadership has been The Stinklings.  Three close friends (Ben Cachiaras, senior pastor with Mountain Christian Church; Tim Harlow, senior pastor with Parkview Christian Church and Eddie Lowen, lead minister with Westside...

Believe in the ridiculous

This past weekend at Rivertree Christian Church, I had the privilege to be interviewed with Compassion International President Jimmy Mellado. During that interview, Jimmy said, “God was training me to believe in the ridiculous.” Together, we shared the...

Conversation and Celebration

This past Tuesday evening, I had the privilege of interviewing my friends Omar Lopez, Larry Neville and Javier Solis at the 2015 Expo West Stadia Banquet.  Considering 22% (16 million) of all U.S. children under age 18 are Hispanic (1 in 5 children in the United...

Words of Wisdom

Last night, I had the opportunity to share dinner with leaders celebrating 5 and 10 year anniversaries of their church’s launch and with future church planters.  My favorite part of the evening came when the leaders celebrating their anniversaries poured wisdom...

Reconnecting

Over 53 million people of Hispanic descent live in the United States. Two-thirds of all Latinos living in the U.S. were born in the United States. Of those, 96% speak primarily English, with more than 60% speaking only English. 22% (16 million) of all U.S. children...

Generosity

Teaching people about stewardship, generosity and simply how to honor God with their finances is one of the most important things we can do as church leaders. Our Generosity Pre-conference at Expo West will be taught by some of the best practitioners in the country....