by Ed Stetzer | Oct 29, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
We all want our churches to be loving environments. But what does that look like? How do we make that happen? As I see it, some churches work to be more friendly— and that’s good. Some move beyond being friendly and move to caring— and that’s better. But, I think...
by Dave Workman | Oct 22, 2020 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Discipleship
For some unknown reason, I recently stumbled across a 60-year old interview with Ayn Rand by Mike Wallace. As you probably know, Rand’s philosophy was and is controversial to this day: a laissez-faire capitalism and hyper-individualistic philosophy. Her two novels,...
by Steve Sjogren | Aug 3, 2020 | Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
“We will start just as soon as we have the financing to do so.” It may seem reasonable to place this caveat on your projects, but such thinking is not reasonable. Most of what is done in the Name of God is accomplished by unreasonable people. Simply begin doing...
by Ron Edmondson | Jul 13, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization
I was talking with a pastor that I coach recently. He asked me how I handle difficult people in the church. I assured him I didn’t know what he was talking about. I’ve never encountered any difficult people in the church. After a good laugh, I explained my “system”...
by Martin Buehlmann | Apr 20, 2020 | Servant Evangelism
Did you ever think about church planting as a result of simply giving people the dignity and value God has given them by sending his Son Jesus to the world? I am increasingly convinced that loving people is one of the best ways to share the Gospel. I call it...
