John Markum

Three Times I Misunderstood God’s Will…

“You’re going to be a missionary.” I thought I was suppose to go around the world, see many cultures, preach outside the U.S. Instead, God led me to be a church planter here in the States…

How I Preach: Series Planning

A little while back I wrote about how I generally write my teaching outlines. You can learn more about that here. In line with sharing how I preach, I wanted to talk about sermon planning in regards to a year-long preaching calendar. That’s right – a year’s sermon planning at a time. Don’t be scared. […]

Leadership and God’s favor

What grows a church, reaches cities, makes disciples, and fulfills the Great Commission? Good leadership or the blessing and favor of God? Honestly… both.

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