The Bullard Journal for June 28, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019: “A Strategic Insight” Gathering and Scattering the Church. This evening my wife and I went with a dozen members of the Sunday School class I co-teach in my church for a ride on a pontoon boat on Lake Murray outside of Columbia, SC. Beyond fellowship and the nurturing of our community […]
The Bullard Journal for June 27, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019: “A Call to Action” Nurturing Fully Devoted Followers of Christ. I had the opportunity for lunch today with a group of pastors, staff persons, and lay leaders to discuss the issue of discipleship. What is it? How do we help people journey towards becoming fully devoted followers of Christ? What are […]
The Bullard Journal for June 26, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019: “A Strategic Insight” Seventh Day Baptists Worship on Saturday. When I was 15 years old my family moved from Baltimore, MD to Philadelphia, PA for my father to serve as the director of the Delaware Valley Baptist Association. His primary focus was to start new Southern Baptist congregations in southeast Pennsylvania […]
The Bullard Journal for June 24, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019: “A Strategic Insight” Completed Communication is an Illusion. George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who lived from 1856 through 1950. Among his most insightful quotes is this: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” It is an illusion because communication is at least a three-way proposition. (1) […]
The Bullard Journal for June 22, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019: “A Strategic Insight” The Church and Their Edifice Complex. You already know the answer to the question – Is the church the building or the people? Of course it is the people. You should also know the answer to this question – Which is more important, our relationship to God or […]