by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 20, 2020 | Church Renewal / Replanting, Leadership, Ministry
Sunday services are filled with information that the pastor/preacher hopes will be life-transforming for the listeners. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves (Pastors) so busy in the day-to-day ministry activities that we aren’t doing what we tell others. More...
by Jeff Hoglen | Aug 29, 2020 | Ministry
I just got news of a lady who had the heart to help women and children who are hurting and need encouragement. She knew she was supposed to do something for the Lord but with lockdown and quarantines in place due to the COVID-9 crisis, she felt stuck. Rather...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 15, 2020 | Church Planting, Ministry
Getting Started Many churches start in homes or coffee shops. Sometimes these were intentional and other times a simple Bible study morphed into a church meeting. Needless to say, the micro church/house church model is by far the easiest to start and even duplicate....
by Jeff Hoglen | May 16, 2020 | Leadership, Life to the Full
The words counter-culture may seem odd to many within the church world. I mean, aren’t we supposed to be in “the world” in order to share the gospel? The answer is of course, yes, but remember we are in the world but not of it. Just as a refresher...
by Jeff Hoglen | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Prayer is the key for us as believers. We need to be more diligent now than ever to pray for our family, community, nation, and planet. As we pray through the crisis, I believe God will use the situation to bring us closer to Him as well as touch the hearts of those...
by Jeff Hoglen | Apr 13, 2020 | Life to the Full
Limiting beliefs and negative self-talk have a profound effect on our lives. In my next few blog posts, you’ll see just how pervasive they really are. They affect our lives in so many ways, and none of them are good. If you can eliminate the 5 most limiting beliefs...
by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 28, 2020 | Leadership, Ministry
The purpose of the church is to reach those who are far from Christ and to help them become true disciples. The hope is for them to become mature Christians who impact their community and even the world for the glory of God. If that is our goal and desire, we need to...
by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 16, 2020 | Church Planting
I oftentimes hear from aspiring church planters and the topic of location comes up in the conversation. They usually ask the question – ”where is the best place to plant a church?” When I dig a bit deeper I understand the heart of the question. Almost without...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 22, 2020 | Life to the Full
A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (NAS) Here is the same verse from The Message (paraphrase Bible: A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired. It is now known in the...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 20, 2020 | Leadership, Ministry
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.” – Matthew 14:22-23, NIV As pastors and leaders, we deal with...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 18, 2020 | Life to the Full, Ministry
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” – 2 Kings 6:16, NIV The King of Aram was determined to capture the nation of Israel. He set an ambush and waited for the king’s men. Israel’s troops showed up…but...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 8, 2020 | Leadership, Life to the Full
Let me give you insight into what just happened to me. My intention was to go into my bathroom and take a shower. Meaning I wanted to clean myself off. But when I got into the shower my mind started thinking about things that were coming up soon. After a few minutes...
