Rob Carlson
Lead Pastor
PASTOR ROB’S BLOG
Rob Carlson is the lead pastor of BCA, a vibrant church with campuses in Everett and Marysville, Washington, along with an online campus that reaches people all over the world. BCA is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church with over 100 local and global compassion ministries. We are deeply committed to supporting international missions projects as well as the needs of those in our communities.
- June 21, 2018
What We Can Know
Psalm 86 | Luke 15:11-32 There are many things in life that are uncertain. But David points out 5 […] - June 14, 2018
Summer at BCA
The sun is out and summer is here in the great PNW. I hope you enjoy an incredible season of […] - June 7, 2018
Who Is My Neighbor?
Jesus was asked this question by someone who should have known the answer. Christ affirmed that it is pleasing […] - June 1, 2018
Take A Step Of Faith
My son, Quinn, recently completed jump school at Fort Benning and earned his wings. As I talked to Quinn via […] - May 25, 2018
Compassion In Action
WHO MATTERS TO JESUS? THE $200,000 QUESTION Jesus said something powerfully penetrating in Matthew 25:35-40: “For I was hungry […] - May 18, 2018
7 Ways God Shows He Loves You
7 Ways God Says He Loves You On Mother’s Day I shared with all of our moms 7 Ways […] - May 12, 2018
Unconditional Blessing
The 5th characteristic of lasting love is Unconditional Blessing. It’s about setting our internal GPS toward blessing our spouse, kids, […] - May 4, 2018
Unmistakable Virtue
Most every religion and philosophy has its own list of virtues and ethical standards. Many of those virtues and ethical […] - April 20, 2018
Unshaken
This week I want to do something different with my blog post. And that is direct you to my friend […] - April 3, 2018
The Greatest Rescue
What a weekend. Easter was incredible at BCA this year! There is nothing quite like gathering together to celebrate the […] - March 27, 2018
Know WHO You Believe
I CORINTHIANS 15:35-58 In the final part of I Corinthians 15, Paul continues his defense of the Resurrection by challenging […] - March 22, 2018
Know WHY You Believe
I CORINTHIANS 15:12-34 Paul’s teaching to the first century church at Corinth (in 1 Corinthians) was aimed at discrediting heresy […] - March 15, 2018
Know WHAT You Believe
I CORINTHIANS 15:1-11 This past weekend I started a new teaching series entitled, “The Creed.” For the three weeks leading […] - March 8, 2018
Global Missions Giving | EM18 Recap
THANK YOU, BCA! Over the past two weekends we’ve held our annual missions event: Experience Missions ’18. Together, we’ve focused […] - March 1, 2018
The Great GO-mission
Christ’s last command should be our first priority. Matt 28:19-20 is often referred to as the Great Commission. We like […] - February 14, 2018
Generous Like Jesus
We have challenged each other during this first part of 2018 to make this the “year of generosity.” Becoming more […] - November 24, 2017
Be Content
Philippians 4:10-23 In order to exercise the faith lever of contentment, we need to prioritize our lives around that which […] - November 16, 2017
Be Mindful
Philippians 4:2-9 Being mindful means to be aware, to bear in mind. When you are mindful, you carefully observe your […] - November 9, 2017
Be Passionate
Philippians 3:12-4:1 As we continue in our 60-Day Spiritual Growth series, let’s explore the next important key: Be Passionate. Ponder for […] - November 1, 2017
Be Focused
Philippians 3:1-6 The next key to RISE ABOVE the Daily Grind is Be Focused. How does our focus work as a […] - October 26, 2017
Be Encouraging
Philippians 2:19-30 Let’s build our faith by looking at and exercising the next “faith lever” in our 60-Day Spiritual Growth Challenge: Encouragement. The […] - October 10, 2017
Be Humble
Philippians 2:1-11 As we continue looking at the nine “faith levers” of our 60-Day Spiritual Growth Challenge, this week we […] - October 4, 2017
Be Hopeful
Philippians 1:12-30 Last week we looked at the first “faith lever” of our 60-Day Spiritual Growth Challenge: Be Confident. This […] - September 27, 2017
Be Confident
Philippians 1:6 We are now in week two of our 60-day Spiritual Growth Challenge on how to RISE ABOVE the […] - September 19, 2017
Make the Commitment: 60 Days of Spiritual Growth
Life can grind us down and spit us out. Our best intentions and deepest hopes can be squashed by the […] - September 14, 2017
We Are BCA
We Are BCA: Vision Weekend Last time we started talking about 4 characteristics of great teams as described by a […] - September 7, 2017
We Are BCA
We Are BCA: T.E.A.M. Weekend A team is a group of people coming together to achieve a common goal. It […] - August 3, 2017
Stressed OUT or Stress LESS?
Psalm 46 Have you ever been stressed out? Ever wished you could stress less? Reports show that 44% of Americans […] - July 19, 2017
Four Things to do when Facing Hardships
Psalm 27 There are four common foes we can face when we go through hard times: fear, hopelessness, pain, and […] - June 29, 2017
Decisions & Destiny
Psalm 1 Written over a period of 1,000 years, ranging from the time of Moses to Ezra in the 4th […]