Wade Hodges Reflects on His Church Plant

I love his openness and honesty. There is certainly much to learn from reading about what Wade experienced in a failed church plant that could certainly lead to more success for others wanting to blaze similar trails. So Wade, it is not that your trail came to an end in complete failure but your reflections can spark ideas, innovation, and advances in ministry within others who are seeking to do the same thing.

How much more could we learn if, like Wade, those who have failed would have enough humility to admit it and then teach the rest of us about what happened. You would think from many ministry related blogs that life and ministry are a continuous series of successes and that if you aren’t experiencing that you must be weird. Thanks Wade for being honest and teaching the rest of us much in the process.

It make me want to post a series on my own failures in ministry that maybe someone could learn from.

Wade Hodges on Wednesday Night Service

Wade shares some insights on the Wednesday night difference with his church plant vs. a traditional established congregation.

“A dirty little secret among many church staffers is that Wednesday night is their least favorite night of the week. Why? Because they have to carry on mid-week programming that doesn’t fit into the overall mission strategy of the church and therefore no longer makes sense to them. Yet the church remains committed to Wednesday nights because there is a vocal minority (increasingly vocal and increasingly minor) that would flip out like a demoniac sitting next to Jesus on a bus if changes were to be made.” – Wade Hodges

Read About Wade Hodges’ Easter Sermon Horror Story

This one had Missy and I in stitches. The more I think about it the funnier it gets. Thanks for sharing Wade.

Christian Sermon Links

Here are the links I have compiled to 67 different Christian ministers and scholars. The majority of these are from the church of Christ and some from Christendom in general. What links would you add? Who has has helped you grow in your faith who has their sermons online? Feel free to add suggestions in the comments. The additions will be reflected in the link at the top of Kingdom Living.

Alister McGrath
Andy Stanley – Northpoint
Ben Witherington III

• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “Canonical Pseudepigrapha: Is It an Oxymoron?”
• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “Oral Texts and Rhetorical Letters: Rethinking the Categories”
• The Parchman Endowed Lectures, Dr. Ben Witherington III: “The Unity of James and Paul: On Implementing the Apostolic Decree”

Bill Williams
Bobby Valentine – Palo Verde Church of Christ
Brian McLaren – Cedar Ridge Community Church
Brian McLaren – Allelon
Brian Nicklaus
Craig Blomberg
Chris Seidman – Farmer’s Branch
Curt Sparks – Overland Park Church of Christ
D. A. Carson
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard – Veritas
Dallas Willard – Allelon
Dan Holland – Metro Church of Christ
David Shannon – Mt. Juliet CofC (Mt. Juliet, TN)
David Young – North Boulevard CofC (Murfreesboro, TN)
Don McLaughlin – North Atlanta Church of Christ
Erwin McManus – Mosaic
Eugene Peterson – Allelon
Faith Comes By Hearing
Gary Bradley – Mayfair
James Dunn
Jeff Walling – Providence Road Church of Christ
Jim Woodroof
John Alan Turner
John Dobbs
John Ortberg
John Piper
John Risse – North Boulevard Church of Christ
John Scott – Saturn Road Church of Christ
John Stott
John York
Joseph Shulam
Karl Barth
Larry Crabb
Mark Hurt – Cordova Community Church
Mark Taylor
Marva Dawn
Max Lucado
Mike Cope – Highland Church of Christ (Abilene, TX)
Mike Winkler – Madison Church of Christ
Miroslav Volf
N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright – Allelon
Noel Whitlock – College Church of Christ (Searcy, AR)
Parker Palmer
Philip Cunningham III
Prentice Meador
Ravi Zacharias
Rick Atchley – Richland Hills Church of Christ
Rob Bell – Mars Hill Bible Church
Rubel Shelly
Stanley Hauerwas
Tim Bulkeley
Tim Spivey – Highland Oaks Church of Christ
Tim Woodroof – Otter Creek Church of Christ
Tony Campolo
Trey Morgan
Wade Hodges – Garnett Church of Christ (Tulsa, OK)
Walt Leaver – Brentwood Hills Church of Christ
Walter Brueggemann
Wheaton College Chapel – miscellaneous
Will Willimon & Others
William Lane Craig
Wolfhart Pannenburg