I am writing a book manuscript that I must have complete by the end of May. I have wanted to do a project like this for years. However, due to its selected audience, many publishers shy away from it.  The book is needed desperately due to its target audience, the needs of their lives, and the condition of the American church.

The working title which may change by press times is: THE TOP 10 LESSONS EVERY MINISTER NEEDS TO KNOW.  This book is for ministers of all ages, in all seasons of ministry, serving in any ministry role, in any size ministry located in any part of the world. This is a huge audience, but still selected. It is not just for the Pastor, but any minister that serves a church as a part-time person, to a volunteer minister by calling, or staff member of any position. 

This book will come out in September-October in time for my 20th anniversary as Senior Pastor of our church, as well as my 30th year as a Pastor of a local church. I am very excited about it because for at least five years God has given me a passion to encourage and help ministers of all size churches, at all seasons of life. Ministers are being attacked in our churches and by our culture in a new way. We must encourage them, lift them up, and equip them to be all God wants them to be in their lives. I encourage pastors worldwide via email and encourage so many American pastors right now who call me or email me questions about life, leadership, and spiritual matters. It always brings me joy to help ministers and their families. They are real people and need real friends. 

Ministers attacking ministers and ministers attacking churches and churches attacking ministers has to cease for us to be all God wants us to be in life.  Disagreement and conflict occur, even among Christian people.  However, truth must be held high.  Christian leaders are called upon by God to take the high road.  The carnality of ministry conduct in the American church is so common to what we read about in 1 Corinthians 3.  The bottom line:  Ministers and churches need a major spiritual revival.  Somehow in someway we have to rise above the stuff and rediscover who we are and what God wants us to be. 

The hope of America is the church of Jesus Christ-the hope of the church is for Christian ministers to be authentic spiritual leaders.  Due to the condition of the church there is obvious a need for helping ministers.  The “how to” mentality has been good to an extent, but ministry is much more than learning about, “how to do something” that will help me or my church.  So many things needed you will not and cannot learn in educational venues.  Only life and ministry itself can provide the school for it. 

I have set aside a few “writing days” for developing this project.  This means I try to give most of the early morning and early afternoon to it, attempting to not be distracted concerning it.  Therefore, we need your prayers concerning this project.

I am calling another Pastor-led, Church-wide Sunday night prayer meeting at our Springdale venue.  Why?  I am committed to turning God’s House into what He wants it to be, “A House of Prayer”.  The prayer meeting occurred last Sunday night from 6:00-7:10 and we will do honor the same time schedule this week.  I need you there.  Please join us. I do not think one person who attended last week felt they wasted time.  In fact, there was a contagious enthusiasm about God’s activity among us.  We must have a burden to pray.

Pray for me today…Come and join me for prayer this Sunday night at our Springdale location.