John Markum

Naming a Church: Part 1

So now that we’ve began sharing our call to go start a new church in the South Bay area of San Jose, CA, many people have began asking us a lot of great questions. One of the biggest questions people began asking us has been, “What are you going to call this new church plant?” […]

Our Big Announcement…

This past weekend, my wife and I announced to our church family at Edgewood that this July we will be leaving to launch a new church in the South Bay area of San Jose, CA. This has been a day that Tiffany and I have been looking forward to with great anticipation for many years. […]

Preacher Mistakes

Unfortunately, this is a subject that causes a certain amount of regret on my part, as I’m certainly guilty of many of these from time to time. There are statistics out there about the rate of pastors and church leaders who fall out of ministry due to immorality or discouragement. I’m not talking about those […]

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