Being The Church Isn’t Enough: 11 Reasons We Also Need To Go
The church is God’s people gathered and God’s people sent. The gathering (going to church) matters just as much as the sending (being the church).
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Fruit Is None Of Your Business (A Reflection On John 15)
Disciples are in the abiding business, not the fruit-production business. Fruit, in the end, is not our responsibility; it’s the Father’s.
How Do You Define A Healthy Church Aside From The Numbers?
Numbers are not the only way to determine church health. In many situations, they’re not even the best way.
How An Unspoken Justin Bieber Joke Taught Me To Treat Everyone As An Image-Bearer
I not have the right to treat any other human being badly, I have an extra obligation not to pile on to someone who’s already receiving so much hurtful attention. No amount of adulation or money can balance that ledger in a person’s heart.
The Most Important Principle For Your Church To Get Right This (And Every) Year
Live for Jesus. Get that right and you get everything right.
When The Vision For Your Church Is Unclear
Jesus didn’t call us to be unique, he called us to be faithful. And simple faithfulness from a loving pastor may be what churches need now more than ever.
Congregations Don’t Want a Hero, They Want a Pastor
Church members aren’t looking for super-pastors, they want basic pastoral competence, honesty and leadership. That’s what they ought to expect.
Why Good Friday Is So Good – And How It Makes Easter Such Great News
Most of the world’s celebrated victories happened in one simple, yet brutal way – the winner was better at killing than the loser was. Death wins. As long as it’s your death, not mine. One of the many reasons I follow Jesus is that his victory on the cross was different from that. In fact …
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We Do Small Church A Lot, Why Aren’t We Doing It Better?
By far, the most prevalent expression of the church throughout history is the small congregation. We do small church a lot. But we don’t always do small church well.
The Most Successful Pastor You’ve Never Heard Of
There are some pastors whose names are known by thousands, even millions of people. But that’s not the case with most pastors. Today I want to tell you about one pastor whose life and ministry may have seemed plain and average, even a failure to some people, but who was actually one of the most …
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