Derwin Gray: Choose Growth
Growing as a leader is not optional—it’s your responsibility. It’s your yes to the call God placed on your life.
Growing as a leader is not optional—it’s your responsibility. It’s your yes to the call God placed on your life.
Mountain Life Church purchased Christmas trees from a local nursery at cost and organized a Christmas tree lot on church grounds.
If people lose courage in the face of pressure to compromise the Bible, it’s our job to help them stand firm.
The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.
Don’t just find joy in what God does through you. Find joy in what He’s done for you. Results may rise and fall. Attendance fluctuates. Seasons change.
Some things that happen in ministry are so absurd that if we can’t laugh, the weight will crush our soul.
When my friend Jim and I get together, we discuss everything from my personal finances to how to harness our driven personalities, and how to make a greater impact for the kingdom.
Some of the players on the women’s basketball team were initially reluctant to come until a woman from the congregation befriended them.
Without love, all our accomplishments, efforts and breakthroughs are just noise.
The church leadership purposefully lowers what they ask their people to do so that anyone—introverts, kids, the elderly—can be involved.