by Shane Craven | Sep 20, 2008 | Tribute
I graduated from The University of Georgia in 1988 and my mom asked me where I thought I would go to church. I didn’t know. She told me about First Baptist Woodstock and the article she had read about the explosive growth it was having in an old part of...
by Shane Craven | Sep 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Ran into Vice-President, Dick Cheney, and his motorcade in Chattanooga yesterday. Pretty cool!
by Shane Craven | Sep 18, 2008 | Preaching
When preaching, what do you really want them to know and what do you really want them to do? If you don’t have something you want them to do, you haven’t preached. Hey- Introduction You- Make it personal, “I’m going to show you.” Look-...
by Shane Craven | Sep 16, 2008 | Faith
A dear friend of mine told me years ago that “one day all your experiences will come together in one place.” I sensed, listened, and saw a deja vu happening in a meeting I sat in yesterday! I’m talking about how God re-brings together relationships...
by Shane Craven | Sep 15, 2008 | Church Growth
Why can’t churches change? Why can’t pastors change? Why can’t members change? Why do we avoid change? Why do organizations hold on until death, before they entertain change? I think change happens to us everyday in spite of our...
