Making Better Disciples A church planter wrote me last week and asked about the material we use for discipleship. Two weeks ago, another church planter asked me a similar question. Earlier this year, I had a conversation with a church staff member of a significant church about how the church they serve does new believer … More The Material You Use for Discipleship is Immaterial
Tuesday is for Preaching I was preparing a series of messages for radio broadcast on 94.1 FM WGFA in Watseka, IL and thought the outline of the series might be of some value to readers here. The title of the series was THE UNSATISFYING PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS and it was a four message exposition of … More Haggai and the Unsatisfying Pursuit of Happiness
Meditations and Exhortations on Discipleship A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV) In these two … More Unbelievers Have a Right to Judge Christians
Monday Discussion We live in the age of the resurrection. We have always lived in the age of the resurrection, but like the disciples who forgot that Jesus said he would rise from the dead, we too quickly forget that the fact of … the knowledge about … the belief in … … the resurrection … More Resurrection Day +1
Sunday Musings Choose a topic that will never go out of date. Be a person whose life embodies the topic. Think and pray hard about the topic. Be willing to sacrifice everything for the topic. Write a great first paragraph. Sustain the power of your first paragraph for the length of your book. Finish the … More How to Write a Book that Will be Read for 100 Years
Whether Ninety or One Year Old, Every Church Needs to Change I’ve been thinking of writing this post since last Thursday. It occurred to me on Saturday, that with the exception of #8, all of these would apply to any church, of any size, and any age. Even #8 could apply to younger churches. The … More Every Church Needs to Change: how to get there from here
Thursday is for Discipleship Most of us are not involved in our communities and neighborhoods because we are too busy. We are too busy because we are too cluttered in our schedules and lifestyles. We don’t know the names of our five closest neighbors (first and last), we don’t know what they do (jobs and … More Decluttering Life for the Glory of God
Weekend Links There are some links here this week that are frightening, exhilarating, affirming and challenging. As always, your mileage may vary and I don’t necessarily agree with all content or conclusions. Leading Better Conversion, Yes and Discipleship Too (J.D. Greear) “I’m More of a Prophet”: How we destroy unity in the exercise of gifts (Miquel … More Bioengineering our way out of climate change; Church Planting Assessments; Spiritual Gift Abuse; Voter Fraud; Government Promises and Reality
Wednesday Last Year I posted these in January but I have been more than a little busy so here they are for those who are interested. All comment threads remain open. The Tidal Wave Coming to the American Church Making Disciples with Asparagas Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience The Apostle Paul is Flinchless Band of Brothers … More Top Posts from 2011: People Read the Strangest Things
Weekend Musings Got this off of the Sacrificial Poets Facebook page. It is titled THE VOICE OF JUSTICE.
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