by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 11, 2021 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church, Uncategorized
Fact: It can be scary attending a church for the first time. The anxiety intensifies if you don’t know anyone there. With this in mind, put yourself in the shoes of a first-time guest. Can they find their way around the church? Regardless of the size of the...
by Dave Workman | Aug 19, 2021 | Church Leadership, Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
Ernest Gordon was a Christian, author, and former dean of Princeton Seminary who died a couple of decades ago. Gordon was the inspiration behind the movies Bridge Over the River Kwai and, just before he died, To End All Wars with Keifer Sutherland. He survived three...
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 22, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
In Acts 2, when Peter was inspired to preach mightily by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was evidencing an amazing amount of “faith casting.” In that case, the place where they were meeting was affected by the presence of God in response to what the...
by Steve Sjogren | Jan 26, 2021 | Outreach and Evangelism
Valentine’s Day, that stands for a celebration of love, is arguably the most “Christian” of all holidays each year. With Valentine’s, there is no misunderstanding what it stands for, as does Christmas (Santa) and Easter (bunny rabbits). I’ve read several...
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,...
