This weekend at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA, we will be honoring our Senior Pastor Dr. Crawford Loritts on his 10th anniversary at the church. As part of our weekend activities, his son Bryan Loritts met with members of the church leadership team this morning to discuss the importance and Biblical model for ethnically-diverse churches. […]
“Leadership is only defined by crisis. Leadership shines brightest when there is its greatest threat.” – Crawford Loritts Few leaders have faced a time of crisis similar to what Doc Rivers, head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, encountered following owner Donald Sterling’s racist comments. Rivers did a masterful job holding his team together and […]
“This is what the new Heaven and new Earth are going to look life! Every nation, tribe and tongue, worshipping together! This is a picture of Revelation 7:9!” – Transformation Church Senior Pastor Derwin Gray, August 5th, 2012 Growing up in the South, I never saw an adult conversion to Jesus Christ until I was in […]
I have known dozens of individuals in my lifetime who were overt racists. Last night my wife, daughter, and I finally saw the Academy Award nominated movie The Help. I am embarrassed to say that it took me this long to see it. The film is absolutely amazing but at the same time gut-wrenching. How did this movie not win Best Picture? […]
One of the great joys I have is being able to see the creative ideas that churches utilize to deliver ministry and reach their communities. Today I spoke with a pastor who leads a predominantly African-American church just outside of Baltimore, MD. The location of this church is also in an area with a large Hispanic community. […]
Today I was exposed to the finest teaching on effectively delivering cross-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-generational ministry that I’ve ever heard from Pastor Derwin Gray of the incredible Transformation Church located in Rock Hill, SC. Pastor Gray is an absolutely AMAZING leader!!! As a former NFL player and now pastor, he is being used by God to serve others and transform the way we view those around us, especially […]
I had the wonderful privilege of seeing the independent film The Grace Card earlier this year. It is an incredible movie about race relations, parenting, marriage, generational impact and forgiveness. With the dvd coming out on Tuesday, I recommend that everyone picks it up.  Here are the lessons that I gleaned from the movie: Impact Of […]
