John Markum

My Goals for 2015

goalsEvery year, most people set some goals they would like to achieve for that year. I’m a few weeks late into 2015, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t set some high goals for what I’m working toward. Many of these goals are related to our young church plant, but all of these things are very personal goals of mine for the year. If you’re trying to think of some guidelines for setting your own goals this year, see my other post here. Continue reading “My Goals for 2015”

Five Church Planting Mistakes

5 MISTAKESI’ve noticed a few mistakes common in the church planting community since starting LifeCity Church. Now, I’ve got plenty of my own faults to be sure. But here are five common mistakes that I believe we were fortunate enough to avoid. And I don’t hear very many people speaking out on these issues, so I hope to deter someone from these five potential landmine… Continue reading “Five Church Planting Mistakes”

Looking Back/Moving Forward

year endThe one week gap between Christmas Day and New Years Day is right where my birthday lands on the calendar – December 27th. Today. I turned 33 this year. As per the nature of this specific week, adding my birthday in the middle of it tends to make me feel nostalgic over the previous 12 months, and also anticipate the coming year.

Looking over the 2014 calendar, my favorite memories easily include: Continue reading “Looking Back/Moving Forward”

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain