Posted at: 17 October 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

A church can be a reservoir – holding people in reserve – or the church can be a spillway – releasing people for ministry.  Consider this – what method is used to measure the size of a reservoir?  The key measurements of a reservoir are the number of acres or gallons in reserve and the [...]

Posted at: 03 October 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

There are many church and Christian terms that describe our on-going renewal and growth with God.   Have you heard the terms “heart allegiance” or “spiritual energy?”  These terms are presented by Dan Reeves (the preacher rather than the coach) in his book Thriving Churches in the Twenty-First Century.  Both concepts are transformational and transferable in [...]

Posted at: 20 September 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

On October 16, 2011 at Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas Baptist Association will have the Annual Celebration.  This year a nationally recognized speaker, Ed Stetzer, will be the keynote speaker.  He will speak on “Engaging God’s people in Mission.”  Dr. Stetzer recently blogged: “I have planted several churches and led in revitalizing several others. The reason [...]

Posted at: 11 September 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

9/11 Seeking an Answer Many people seek the answer to the great tragedy of 9/11.  The horrific devastation, lost of life, sense of abandonment provides questions that we may feel need an answer.  Billy Graham was invited by President Bush to speak to the nation on September 14, 2001 at the National Cathedral in Washington [...]

Posted at: 23 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

Today I met with Mike Tucker.  He is the CEO (Chief Equipping Officer) and Founder of Nobel Leadership.  He has some great insights into our low ministry performance and spiritual fitness.   He has recently written a blog that outlines some ways to jump start one’s spiritual fitness.  Let me share them with you. “1. [...]

Posted at: 09 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

  Have you ever heard of the butterfly effect? “The Butterfly Effect refers to the popular notion that a small change in a complex and dynamic system can cause a chain of events leading to large scale change.”1 Another way of stating the butterfly effect is: there are ripple effects from our actions which cause [...]

Posted at: 09 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

                                                                                                        Our nation is in a financial debt crisis. Millions, billions, trillions of dollars spent and a financial obligation established with a promise of payment. Each American has assumed a debt that he or she did not owe. At some point the financial accounts must be reconciled. I am not sure how our nation will [...]

Posted at: 09 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

Can we teach the Bible in such a way to transform the lives of people? The answer is definitely YES! Many Bible curriculum writers spend a great deal of time establishing teaching goals or teaching aims. Usually, they are in three educational domain areas: Cognitive Domain–which is knowledge, recall and understanding the subject Affective Domain–which [...]

Posted at: 09 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

I recently read this blog. Does it resonate with you? “Can you imagine going through life with no other people around? Hollywood made a film about what this may be like, called ‘Cast Away’. It was about a man that was a victim of an airplane crash and was stranded on a uninhabited island. During [...]

Posted at: 09 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | Comments Off

Each week hundreds of people meet for Bible Study. It could be called a Sunday School class, a small group, or just a gathering of people to explore the Bible. I am sure, the teacher of the group prepares diligently. What is the responsibility of the teacher to create transformational learning for each person in the [...]