Have we forgotten that we need each other?
It’s been a long time since I last heard someone in the church talk about unity. I think it used to be a more common discussion; maybe […]
01
Nov
2017
Blog Tag
Church
31
Oct
2017
Give your people a mission and you’ll have less problems recruiting …
Many of today’s church leaders view church members with a term I have great disdain for — as “volunteers.” If we really believe in the “ministry of […]
04
Oct
2017
Christian, there’s someone watching you …
Christian, there’s someone watching you … and it’s time to thank him for doing so! It may have been a while since you last gave any serious […]
11
Jun
2017
Is this a season of omission for the church?
A common complaint about the church from many of its members is that leaders keep congregants too busy in an endless parade of programs, not allowing enough […]
07
Jun
2017
Why I think bi-vocational ministry is a bad idea when it isn’t necessary …
A new idea gaining some traction in vocational ministry these days is purposely choosing to be a bi-vocational minister when making that choice isn’t necessary. I think […]
06
Oct
2016
Not everyone can do your pastor’s job …
Yes, the Bible really does teach the concept of the “ministry of all believers,” that all Christians are “ministers.” Because of that fact, it can be too […]
09
Jan
2016
Are we in this together, or aren’t we?
One of the most popular quotes in Chistendom originates from theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer … “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” It’s a […]
08
Jan
2016
Does this describe your church?
On May 9, 1983, Pope John Paul II reversed a three hundred and fifty year old decision on the part of the Roman Catholic Church to condemn […]
29
Oct
2015
Rebels aren’t cool, they’re harmful …
I watched this man post a deluge of complaints against the church for an extended period of time. The problem wasn’t that his local church was teaching […]
24
Oct
2015
Christ’s church isn’t powerless, but yours might be …
The conversation I had recently with a pastor was not an uncommon one. The church where he serves had started its descent into the throes of death […]