Monday Discussion Two years ago, Ed Stetzer had post about a paradigm shift that needed to occur in all of our churches (meaning, all our churches in America of every denomination). But while this needs to happen in all of our churches, church plants in particular need to lead the way. We don’t need 1,000’s … More Thinking Better about Mission
Monday Discussion Jesus’ expectation, Paul’s expectation was that disciples, followers of Christ would all, without exception, be workers for the kingdom which means healers and heralds of the kingdom. Today however, much of what we do in our churches is wait for people to come to us, or we invite them to come to our … More If Most of Our People Never Share their Faith, How Can a Church be Considered Healthy?
Monday Discussion (Two) Just saw the new Enterprise Car Rental advertising campaign. It’s very simple but behind it is a great lesson for the Church. A series of Enterprise reps come on camera and simply say, “I can make it right.” A few add, “I don’t have to talk to someone else,” or “I don’t need … More What Enterprise Car Rental Can Teach the Church
Monday Discussion And He began speaking a parable to the invited quests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them … (Luke 14:7, emphasis added) Questions: How is the church doing at equipping and training disciples to observe life so as to speak into … More Are We Taking Equipping Seriously?
Monday Discussion Last week (Feb. 2012), in my weekend links I included an article with the provocative title, “Why Churches Should Euthanize their Small Groups“. There are some radical ideas, at least some will consider them radical. But there are questions and issues that need to be addressed with regard to the way small groups … More Are Small Groups Keeping Us from Making Disciples?
Monday Discussion In 1 Samuel 13, Saul starts well. He gathers an army of 3,000 men and assigns 1,000 of them to Jonathan (v. 2). This is the first mention of a standing army in the camp of Israel. Verse 3 says that Jonathan “smote the garrison of the Philistines” while verse 4 ascribes the … More The Race Isn’t Over Till Its Over (and I’m not talking that political thing going on out there)
Monday Discussion There will be so many glorified believers in heaven that worship, fellowship, Scripture reading and understanding will be incomparably better than the best worship, fellowship or Bible we have ever experienced here. Not only will we be able to commune with all the saints who have gone before and learn from them all … More Meditation on Heaven and the Implications for Earth-bound Believers
Monday Discussion Conviction of sin is not transformation. Normally, it is only its initial conception. Oh how our flesh rebels at this reality. We wish that all the work was done when we feel the crushing weight of conviction over some cosmic crime against the will and word of God, but this is only the … More Conviction of sin is not transformation. Normally, it is only its initial conception.
The Savior’s Side is Pierced by a Spear.* Adapted from the accounts of Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12 and John 19:31-37 Jesus is Pierced in Fulfillment of Scripture. [The Passover had been celebrated for over 1,400 years. The fire of its rituals and patterns and associations had been burned into the Jewish soul. Every Jewish family … More Pre-Easter Season Meditation on the Piercing of Christ
Monday Discussion One of the great disappointments of any gathering of pastors is how much of the discussion around our tables, at our conferences, ministerials and seminars revolves around trivialities. We talk more about systems and programs, size of churches, staff hires, staff departures, grumblers and controllers, elders and deacons, ministry structures, what my friend … More The Discussion We Need to Have with Pastors
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