In the spirit of Proverbs 25:25, I thought I’d pass along some good news.  As a pastor, probably nothing is more encouraging to me than to know that “it’s working”; i.e., that people are receiving from God.  And this week I received some great reports from our recent trip to the Philippines:
Missionary Ken Sandberg wrote: [...]

I hope you’re getting as excited as I am about the upcoming 20th anniversary celebration with Dr. Jack Hayford on March 7!  He’ll not only minister at all 3 morning services at our Tinley Park campus that day, but we’ve scheduled a very special 5pm service to enable each of our campuses to join in [...]

Just got word via email from Pastor Eric Stone that our 4th campus now has a location to launch!  Our grand opening at the Downer’s Grove campus will be EASTER Sunday, April 4 at 10:30am at the Elite Sports Complex at 6360 South Belmont Road in Downers Grove, IL!
This whole process of finding the ‘right spot’ took [...]

By the time this posts on Monday morning, Chris and I will be somewhere over the Pacific, enroute to General Santos City, Philippines where we’ll lead a Global Advance conference for an expected group of 1,000 pastors & leaders starting Monday about 7pm (Chicago time).  We’ve never been there before, so I’m excited about a [...]

Probably Proverbs 29:18 says it best, “where there is no vision, people perish”. Other translations indicate that when there is no compelling vision from God, we cast off restraints and run wild. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that’s a formula for disaster – for an individual or for a business, but [...]

I woke up at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep…..still feel like I’m floating after yesterday’s services, even though I’m sitting here at my desk at home.  I just don’t have words to describe all that God did with us during this season of prayer & fasting!
But I do have a few thoughts about [...]

One of my first experiences with fasting for an extended time (beyond 24 hours) was during my Bible school days.  The president of our school had called the entire student body to a 3-day fast, with the cafeteria resuming service for the dinner meal on the third day.  (He also informed those of us who [...]

Just got off the phone with Dr. Jack Hayford a few minutes ago….finally finished hyperventilating.  I mean, it’s hard to talk when on the other end of the line is one of your all-time ‘heroes’ – a giant of a man when it comes to integrity, scholarship, and the things of the Spirit.  His accomplishments [...]

Just gotta share this today – to THANK those of you who braved the freezing rain and slippery roads to participate last night in our “Family Prayer Journey”.
My wife told me it was just awesome in Tinley Park (still a little bummed that I couldn’t attend because of my knee surgery) and her descriptions made [...]

I received this report from our Kidstown ministry at CLC and just had to pass it on:
“We did inform the children, no snacks or candy would be served on Sundays because of the fast.  Weekly, during our opening we are hearing good things.  Some remind me of Pastor Jerry’s Blog.  How some are having problems [...]