Monday Discussion Below is a depiction of the countries from which this blog has had visitors over the last 10 months. It represents men and women who want to be trained and equipped to reach their neighbors for Christ. It represents thousands of men and women who are looking for content on the internet that … More Graphic Representation of the Need for Workers
Monday is for Discussion Mentor to Rob Bell, Ed Dobson speaking of the day, years ago, when a group of elders called Rob Bell out of California to take over the Saturday night young-adult service of the church with doubts about the depth of his knowledge of the Word of God. “Not all of the … More Rob Bell: The Sobering Look, When Elder’s Rethink Their Decisions
Monday Discussion “Do all things without grumbling or complaining.” Phil. 2:14 Grumbling and complaining are cancers in a fellowship and a culture. They undercut joy, destroy unity and fill us with self-righteousness. They hide the light of Christ from both ourselves and those who know us. Whether you are a church planter, a pastor, … More 10 Ingredients to Pastoral Grumbling and the Effect on a Church
Discussion Points Short answer: The foundations of the culture are crumbling. There are a lot of good and legitimate answers to that question but here’s one from one of our best thinkers. “What I am suggesting is that the Christian message itself will become the object of ridicule. The life of discipleship will be derided … More Why is the Gospel Ridiculed?
Monday is for Discussion Less than 24 hours before the election of our next President and congress. Now matter who and what you are enthusiastic for, … how are you training your soul to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus? how are you training your people to do the same thing? if your candidate(s) lose, … More It’s Almost Over! Election Questions for Your Soul
Monday is for Discussion In those rare instances when Christians do actually share their faith, it is only with people who they have already deemed “safe.” Christians in this generation are wimps. But that’s just my opinion. What do you think? and what are some solutions?
Monday is for Discussion Grabbed this from Facebook Saturday afternoon. Bill Easum (Writer and President of 21st Century Strategies) was speaking Thursday in Baltimore when he mentioned that there are only four things that grow a church and that he had never seen a church doing these four things that wasn’t growing. Quoting Bill (slightly … More Four Things YOU Must Do to Grow Your Church? Really?
Thursday is for Making Disciples [Update: Don, who asked the question that started this blog post, now lives in heaven. I look forward to seeing him again.] I had just finished recording the message for this past Sunday and our second campus when Don (he always says “from Tennessee”) asked an important question. The message he … More Changing the Conversation with Your Neighbor
Bob is little above average in height with a salt and pepper beard, glasses and welcoming face. He greets people at Walmart and helps them find the aisle they need. I met him one day when I was clueless about where to begin my look for an item on my list. “Where would I find … More Bob (not his real name) is a Greeter at Walmart
Monday Preaching Reflections I have noticed a tendency in many young preachers, church planters, youth pastors, new communicators to embrace an “I need to be funny” mentality. Listening to them, one get’s the impression that they agonize over how they need to “connect” with people at some “funny-bone” level in order to prove themselves or … More You Don’t Need to be Funny. You Need to be Passionate and Dependent.
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