Yesterday we had a great meeting with our pastoral team.  We meet regularly anyway, but yesterday was exceptional for me; first, because there was a lot of laughter in the room.  It’s important for you to enjoy your work and the people you work with!
Secondly, because as we discussed some very heavy issues later, the [...]

I’m really pumped about this weekend.  After being out of the pulpit for the last 2 weekends during our Week of Missions, I’m eager to preach again, and especially because of the subject….which has to do with the incredible power tools available to help us in reaching out to the lost.
We’ll be using the same [...]

Our Missions Week is now over, and what a trip!  Having Dr. David Shibley here again after several years was a real treat, and his series of messages over the weekend was classic Great Commission stuff!  I had told David prior to his visit that I really believe God is calling CLC to be an “Antioch” [...]

No questions were submitted in the last week.  What’s up with that?
C’mon….aren’t there any burning questions in your mind that you’ve been dying to ask your pastor?
Not only am I looking for this ‘Friday feature’ on my blog, but we also would like to address some real questions with real answers as part of our [...]

Like many of you (I hope) I’m using the little Bible reading guide called “Necessary Food” this year for my quiet time with the Lord each day.  And today’s readings really spoke to me - so much so I have to share:

Numbers 12:1-2 (and the rest of the chapter) lets us know that we must be [...]

It was neat to stumble across some other south surburban pastors at the Exponential conference in Orlando today: Tim Harlow from Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park and Jul Medenblik from New Life Church in New Lenox.  Tim has been a friend for many years, and I’ve watched with admiration as Parkview has zoomed to [...]

The biggest problem with conferences like the one I’m attending this week is information overload.
It’s great being here with Kevin and Amos; the weather is absolutely spectacular (sorry, I know I shouldn’t have included that info) and each conference session has been right-on-the-mark, practical & useful stuff that will no doubt help CLC, but right [...]

WOW!  I just got to my room from the opening preconference seminar at the Exponential Conference, and I’ve already gotten my money’s worth in just the first afternoon!
Rubbing shoulders with 3,000 like-minded pastors and church leaders from around the world as we wrestle with the need of reaching people with the Gospel is incredible, and [...]

I’m leaving early this morning for Midway airport and a quick trip with Kevin Carter and Amos Aderonmu to Orlando, where we’ll attend the Exponential Conference.  From everything I’ve heard, this is the premiere conference in America for reproducing churches, which is definitely what we want CLC to be.
I’m really looking forward to learning and [...]

What a joy to have Amos Aderonmu from CAPRO with us in Tinley Park this weekend.  His messages were right on the mark for our Paint the Town Red series, and the touch of the Holy Spirit was unmistakeable, especially in the last service today.  In fact, there were people praying for at least an [...]