Bryan Hardwick

November 1, 2024 No Comments

How to Stand Out in Your Church Job Search As the Executive Pastor at Valley Community Church (VCC), I recently led a search with our

I Will Rejoice in the Lord!

May 18, 2020 3 Comments

Last week, as I was getting ready for bed, I was grumbling! I was grumbling before the Lord and asking, “how long?” How long would

Who Do You Listen To?

March 29, 2020 6 Comments

Back in December, Jennifer and I were discussing following the example of our new Senior Co-Campus Pastor James Powell and his wife Brittany and coming

We Live By Faith, Not By Sight

March 7, 2020 No Comments

I’ve been prayerfully thinking through how to respond to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 around the world. I have gotten questions about upcoming missions trips

How to Invite Your Friends to Easter

March 15, 2012 1 Comment

Easter is the biggest day on the church calendar! It’s the celebration of the resurrection of Christ, the defeat of death, the victory over sin

Do Not Be Afraid

March 14, 2012 2 Comments

One of the greatest emotions leaders face is fear. We fear making the wrong decision. We fear how people are going to react. We fear

Lessons I’ve Learned from Disneyland

March 12, 2012 2 Comments

For the last three years I have had the privilege of being an annual pass holder at Disneyland! Being that we only live eight miles

A Biblical Perspective on Marriage

March 10, 2012 1 Comment

In Genesis 1:26-28, God tells us the story of his design and purpose for humanity when he says, So God created man in his own

5 Languages of Apology

March 8, 2012 3 Comments

Today, Jennifer and I got to go hear Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, speak at a Pastor’s Forum sponsored by the

Ten Questions I’m Asking

March 5, 2012 1 Comment

Ten questions I’m asking right now, in no particular order… #1 – Is there anything in my life that I need to stop doing? #2

The Leader’s Edge

March 1, 2012 No Comments

Last fall I started an online video training segment for our small group leaders at SCG called The Leader’s Edge. The purpose of the video

The Blame Game

February 28, 2012 4 Comments

If you remember the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins, the Cubs were just five outs from advancing

Scarcity

February 27, 2012 No Comments

I was having a conversation with one of our small group coaches today about how to develop additional leaders in the church. As she was

Oscar Night

February 26, 2012 No Comments

Everyone loves a party! I especially love themed parties. So tonight I am really looking forward to the Oscar party at our friends Vinnie &

Don’t Wait for the Movie

February 24, 2012 No Comments

According to polls conducted by Gallup, nine out of ten Americans have at least one Bible in their home, but nearly half of these Bible-owners

Living a Life of Significance

February 22, 2012 1 Comment

I’ve been recently contemplating this quote from the movie, Akeelah and the Bee, which originated from Marriane Williamson: Our deepest fear is not that we