by Jeff Christopherson | Apr 19, 2024 | Church Health, Church Planting, Discipleship
Christian discipleship is what happens when people live daily with Jesus. Jesus drew incredible, mammoth church-sized crowds during His earthly ministry. But many people had different agendas. The Gospels reveal that Jesus excused more people from the crowds than He...
by Steve Sjogren | Feb 14, 2024 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” Eph. 2:10, NKJV. We all have distinct personalities. If you are the parent of more than one child, you can see clearly that each of your kids has an amazingly different make-up from day one in life....
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 5, 2024 | Church Planting, Discipleship
Church planting, a term that resonates deeply within the Christian community, involves establishing new local churches in communities where they are non-existent or scarce. This endeavor is not merely about constructing new buildings or increasing numbers; it’s a...
by Ed Stetzer | Jan 10, 2024 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Small Church / Rural Church
MISSIONARY IDENTITY The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental...
by Ron Edmondson | Dec 4, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
I came close to titling these “essential” skills, but I knew that was unfair. God grows churches and He works through all different types of people. I have heard great pastors say — “I know how to teach and care for the people, but I’m not always sure how to lead.”...
