What Is Revival?
Ever since I can remember, I’ve gone to revival meetings. I heard Vance Havner say, “Churches talk about holding a revival. I’m ready for someone to turn one loose.” I must admit I’m fascinated by revival. I grew up during the time of the Jesus Revolution and had a taste of it. I’ve read dozens
Cross-Cultural Ministry
One of the most difficult principles of New Testament Christianity to communicate is a cross-cultural ministry. We’ve bought the lie of church growth ‘experts’ that it is impossible to crossover cultural lines and build a church that is a picture of diversity. Most believers would agree that God divided the races at the tower of
What’s A Preacher To Do?
What should a preacher be known for? What is the purpose of preaching? In a day with multimedia special effects, drama and major productions, preaching and preachers have fallen on hard times. Many churches have canceled Sunday evening services because people won’t come back to hear the preacher. With the glut of TV preachers, the
Let’s Not Be Arrogant
LET’S NOT BE ARROGANT, BUT LET US BE CONFIDENT IN CHRIST – Part 2 I have a friend who was doing a meeting in a church one day. He began talking about a particular church that God was a blessing. The pastor responded by saying, my mentor is the former pastor of that church and
Let’s Not Be Arrogant
LET’S NOT BE ARROGANT, BUT LET US BE CONFIDENT IN CHRIST written by: Michael Catt What I’m about to share with you is a true story. We all have stories like this. They are nightmares to those of us in the ministry. A friend of mine has a classic line, “I can’t make up the
Ten Commandments For Funerals
written by: Michael Catt As a pastor, I’ve done a number of funerals. Some have been for people I have dearly loved. Others for relatives of members I’ve barely known. A few have been for total strangers. Funerals are a vital part of a pastor’s ministry. I know pastors who don’t do funerals. I think
Loyalty Is A Word You Don’t Hear Much Anymore
written by: Michael Catt As I was driving down the road the other day, I started thinking about the word, ‘loyalty.’ It’s a word I grew up with. It’s a word often heard in association with patriotism. It used to be associated with denominations, churches, corporations and such. Not anymore. The day of loyalty is
His Name Is Wonderful
written by: Michael Catt Chapter 4: The Head of the Family: The Eternal Father The name before us is a reference to God the Son as Creator of heaven and earth. In Hebrews, chapter one, beginning in verse ten, we read, “And, “Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and
New On Cable
written by: Michael Catt We live in an age of technology. One area where this technological advancement is most obvious is in television. In the last 30 years, the variety of programming has exploded onto our screens. When I was growing up we could pick up 3 or 4 stations. Of course, you had to
A Few Thoughts On Preaching
I can remember the moment like it was yesterday. I was sitting in a revival service in First Baptist Church in Moss Point, Mississippi. The night before my girlfriend (who is now my wife), surrendered to full-time Christian service. The Lord had been stirring in my heart regarding ministry in the months prior to that
Evangelistically Speaking
written by: Michael Catt Southern Baptists like to brag about being a denomination of 15 million plus. We are (in our opinion) the biggest and the best. Truth be known (and we all know it) we are probably closer to 8 million. If all our churches cleaned up their rolls, the picture would be more
How Do You Feel About Praise Choruses?
written by: Michael Catt I remember when I was pastoring in another state, one of the elderly deacons came to me and said, “When are we going to stop singing those little ditties?” I asked him what he was referring to. He mentioned the song and I reminded him that the song was taken directly