Tuesday is for Preaching Had the opportunity to preach the book of Habakkuk to a grieving church this past Sunday. What an incredible privilege to stand before people and know that you have a word of hope from the living God. I. Habakkuk 1:1-11 Habakkuk’s First Problem: God’s people are wicked and God … More Hope for Hard Times from God through the Prophet Habakkuk
Monday Discussion (Fay: Part 4) On Thursday of last week, my good friend and fellow blogger, Matt Stephens, made some thoughtful comments on the first post in what has become a four part series on the five questions that start the evangelistic process of Bill Fay. Bill’s book is called Sharing Jesus Without Fear, and … More Overt Hostility to the Gospel’s Proclamation is No Excuse for Not Proclaiming the Gospel
Third day on Bill Fay’s 5 questions. We might title this one: Are Bill Fay’s 5 Questions Relevant in North America? (Part 3) On Thursday, my friend Matt Stephens suggested that Bill Fay’s five questions may not be effective in cultures that have no Judeo-Christian heritage. Here’s the paragraph. Matt is a young thinker that … More Irrelevant and Insensitive Evangelism Efforts?
(Bill Fay: Part 2) This post continues yesterday’s discussion about Bill Fay’s 5 questions. Short story: Yesterday afternoon, I went down the street to a neighbor I have been seeking to influence for Christ. A tree in my backyard had broken off in a wind storm and I wanted to borrow a ladder so that … More Can Five Questions Change Your Next Conversation with Your Neighbor?
As promised, Bill Fay’s five questions: Bill Fay wrote a remarkable book some years ago titled, Share Jesus Without Fear. In it, he shares his testimony and the way that he goes about moving conversation to the gospel. We always want balance between sensitivity, warmth, and compassion on the one hand and bold, authoritative, clarity … More Train Everyone to Proclaim the Gospel (Fay: Part 1)
Ideas for recruiting for a church plant: or as my friend Frank Abt phrased it —“How do you go about recruiting for a church plant?” For an intro to this post see yesterday’s post. 1. If you are going to try to start a church by gathering Christians to help you: Pray that God … More Recruiting Tips for Church Planters
Update: The year was 2010 and I was teaching a Church Planting class at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School when a bright student asked a very good question. This post was a result of that encounter. I was asked a great question by a future church planter today. “How do you go about recruiting for a … More Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish
Monday Missional Discussion One of the books that has generated the most comment that I have used in my church planting class is Douglas Hyde’s Dedication and Leadership. It is one of my favorite books of all time. Over the years, most of the comments have been overwhelmingly positive. Douglass Hyde was for many years … More Communist Party Tactics in Developing Leaders
“Christ died for us so that we would not have to die for sin, not so that we would not have to die for others.” —John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, p. 77 Quotes from Bill Hull’s new book, Christlike: The Pursuit of Uncomplicated Obedience (Comments in [ ] are my own.) “Transformation is … More Rethinking What it Means to Be a Christian
Bill Hull has Done it Again. He’s written another book that chronicles his life-long journey into understanding the topic of discipleship. There is always more to learn. This book won’t say it all but it does represent the maturing of a lifetime of discovery into what it means to be a disciple. Previous works by … More Christlike: The Pursuit of Uncomplicated Obedience
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