The Worship Facilities conference in Houston had a nice suprise for me; a micro-master coffee roaster. This guy - Kirk - roasts some top-secret expresso blend that was the cleanest I’ve ever tasted. it is common for expresso to have a burnt after-taste, making me want a piece of gum shortly after drinking it. Kirk roasts his […]

In the Word, I’m going through Acts and a chronological reading of the epistles. Beginning in James, a familiar section that I’ve read (and cringed over) repeatedly struck me differently this time around: “Consider it pure joy when you face various trials…” I have rarely – if ever - lived up to this! Instead, my […]

Some ideas seem to be constantly regurgitated, like phony e-mails about the FCC taking all religious broadcasters off the air, or a state enacting a month of speed traps to increase revenues. People forward this information on without really considering the validity of what’s being reported, accepting and spreading inaccurate conclusions. Information similarly spread – […]

I’m back from vacation now (at least my body is), and I find myself pre-occupied with the book I finished while away; unChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity….and Why it Matters, by David Kinnaman (Barna Research Group president) and Gabe Lyons. This should be required reading for every American church leader that cares […]

WPH-Architects for Ministry is featured in an article in the March 2008 issue of ChurchExecutive magazine.  Todd uses New City Gospel Fellowship to explain benefits and design implications of the multi-purpose Worship Center approach.  Click here to read the full article.