by Martin Buehlmann | Apr 27, 2016 | Church Planting
Not that long ago my wife and I were sitting in our kitchen, preparing a nice family dinner. Suddenly our doorbell rang. Going to the door we saw Ghebremariam, a 38 year old woman from Eritrea who works for Mariam. Ghebremariam is a refugee from Eritrea, a neighboring...
by Bob Logan | Sep 4, 2012 | Church Leadership
One of the essential elements of a disciple– and therefore of the church as a whole– is sacrificial service. Yet in the flurry of activity that is the church, it’s amazing how quickly we forget about sacrificial service to others and turn inward instead....
by Tom Nebel | Aug 27, 2012 | Church Planting
Today I want to prod you to lead your church to be generous. Here’s the deal. Sooner or later, as a church planter, you’ll preach your first generosity series. If you’re intentional, you’ll do that every January. You’ll reference all the great generosity passages...
by Geoff Surratt | Sep 13, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
I heard an amazing talk recently by Dr. Brian Fikkert, author of When Helping Hurts and Community Development Director of the Chalmers Center. His basic premise was that when we try to help the poor without having a proper definition of poverty we often do more harm...
by Steve Sjogren | Aug 8, 2010 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
“Decide where you want to fit on the missional continuum – become either a come-and-see or a go-and-do church.” A come-and-see church prioritizes its resources (time, energy, money, etc.) toward the building, attendance and membership. Surprisingly...