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 | 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 | 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 | Dec 21, 2019 | Ministry
But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” -Ruth 1:16 (NIV) Ruth was a Moabite woman that married into an Israelite family. After...
by Jeff Hoglen | Nov 2, 2019 | Leadership, Ministry
Within my “tribe” we speak of BHAGS – Big Hairy Audacious Goals. Big goals require commitment and focus. You don’t have time for the things that people with mediocre results spend their time on. There are some things you have to be willing to give up. Fortunately, if...
