Your Homework this Week: Reach Out, Persist, Invite
July 30, 2014
Thursday is for Evangelism Here’s a great link on the principle of invitation. Watch, enjoy, chuckle, apply.
Category: Thursday is for Discipleship
Let Me Be Weak
July 16, 2014
Thursday is for Discipleship “Father, let me be weak that I might loose my clutch on everything temporal. My life, my reputation, my possessions, Lord, let me loose the tension of the grasping hand. Even, Father, would I loose the love of fondling. How often I have released a grasp only to retain what I … More Let Me Be Weak
“I Don’t Love Her Anymore, So I’m Going to Divorce Her”
July 9, 2014
Thursday is for Thinking Our’s is a biased age. Every age is. But our biases are killing us. We are prejudiced about books written before last year. We are prejudiced by our passions, our experiences, our likes, our dislikes, our friends opinions, the politically correct climate, the desire to be liked, the desire to fit … More “I Don’t Love Her Anymore, So I’m Going to Divorce Her”
Mercies for Troubles and Everything Else
July 2, 2014
This is marvelous and just like our God. Yesterday, I woke up with this thought, “your mercies are new every morning.” That led me to the hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness, which I started to sing in the shower and meditate on as I shaved. On the drive to the office I continued to think … More Mercies for Troubles and Everything Else
Preaching the Gospel to Muslims without Compromise
June 5, 2014
Political correctness means that the title of this blog will produce cries of bigotry and arrogance from those who are outside the faith. “Why don’t you keep your religion to yourself and leave the muslims to their faith?” “You Christians think you have the market cornered on truth. You’re arrogant.” “You Christians only see non-Christians … More Preaching the Gospel to Muslims without Compromise
Mature Discipleship Always Yields a Gospel-Telling Man or Woman
June 4, 2014
Wednesday Discipleship “Follow me and I will make you to be fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17; cf Matt. 4:19) Real discipleship, discipleship that is measured against the process and results of Jesus and Paul, always yields a gospel-telling man or woman. How should it happen? Point 1: Maybe not instantly, but maybe … A close reading … More Mature Discipleship Always Yields a Gospel-Telling Man or Woman
Four Different Groups in Your Church
April 5, 2014
Weekend Musings This post idea does not originate with me. I am picking up on the thought of Chuck Musselwhite, a Calvary Chapel pastor in Santa Barbara, California. It was part of a Church Planting Roundtable on LinkedIn. The post was a kind of “agree/disagree and comment” type of question. Here’s the question Pastor Musselwhite … More Four Different Groups in Your Church
“What is the Good of Words?”
April 3, 2014
I am a big G.K. Chesterton fan so when I ran across this provocative quote from G. K. Chesterton (Thanks to new blog follower Chantelle), I knew I had to pass it on: “What is the good of words if they aren’t important enough to quarrel over? Why do we choose one word more than … More “What is the Good of Words?”
Truth Lovers: What Our Churches Need
March 27, 2014
Thursday is for Discipleship Unfortunately, I know too many pastors and too many church leaders and too many believers in Christ who don’t love the truth. They love their opinions. They love their traditions. They cherish their habits and prejudices. They are comfortable with their preferences. They hold with tenacity their own patterns and behaviors. … More Truth Lovers: What Our Churches Need
Raising Up the Next Generation of Multi-site Senior Pastors
March 20, 2014
One to the exciting things about being a part of the Evangelical Free Church of America is the pastoral care and strategic networks that the national team puts together to resource and encourage pastors in their roles. From mid-winter theological ministerials where deeper theological discussions take place to networks of pastors gathering together in learning … More Raising Up the Next Generation of Multi-site Senior Pastors
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