How many sermons have you heard in your life? How many left an eternal mark inside of you adding to the very make up of your being? I have had the privilege to hear some of the greatest sermons ever preached. I also have been in meetings where I felt like life was being sucked out of me. Here are 5 things you need to know about every sermon you ever hear again.

I genuinely believe that the local church is the hope of the world, and I believe men are called to lead it! Not the wimpy dudes, the dudes that can't hack it in the real world. But the best men, the men who have the talent and character to make the church both great and strong.

Recently, I attended a church leadership conference that was geared towards young leaders. The speaker line-up consisted mostly of prominent young leaders from growing churches all around the nation. Pen and notebook in hand, I was ready for God to speak something fresh into me. I was disappointed and disheartened by what I heard.