I’ve heard they don’t mix.  But I don’t believe it.  At least not when it comes to churches.
See, if a church is all about “ministry”, and doesn’t take care of business through sound financial practices and good stewardship, it will soon be out of business.
But if a church is all about the business side of things, [...]

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 [...]

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 know many of you have been moved by compassion for those suffering in Haiti after the earthquake.  I just wanted to let you know that CLC has two partner ministries already in action, and we are sending financial aid to assist their efforts.
If you wish to make a donation, we’re including this aid in [...]

Some things are too good to keep, and this is one of them – even though it doesn’t directly pertain to our fasting.
I was approached yesterday between services by a pregnant woman (who shall remain anonymous).  She explained to me that she is not married, but had gotten into a relationship that resulted in the [...]

I’m really jazzed about all of CLC (4 campuses, probably over 1,200 adults) doing a corporate fast this Jan. 11-31!  In addition to the resources we’ve already posted on our website, I wanted to let you know about 2 other ‘helps’:

last night we devoted our midweek service to teaching from Pastors Jim & Cheri Garrett [...]

Had some more good news yesterday – our finance office informed me that the total receipts from our special “Christmas” offering have now gone over $25,000! Woo-hoo!  Even in difficult economic times, CLC has been able to feed the hungry and serve the homeless of the south suburbs, invest in humanitarian aid for poor Messianic believers [...]

Had an interesting experience on this first Monday of a new decade.  Several of our pastors spent a few hours at a local restaurant in order to get away from telephones & other disturbances, to hammer out some important discussion regarding CLC’s mission & strategy.
Shortly before we concluded for the morning, another patron approached us [...]

A long-time CLCer writes, “My son is home for winter break from his first semester of college. He desires to pledge a fraternity but states that “something” caused him to question the origin of these “brotherhoods”. He has done some research and wonders about their connection to free masonry and/or new world order? He’s a [...]