#4 Cultivate a Winning Team Atmosphere of Expectancy and Cooperation –God is calling people from every nation, tribe and tongue into his forgiven and forever family that he calls his church. Cultivate a “the gates shall not prevail against us” attitude. God is for us who can be against us. Help your people remember that God wins. … More Helping Your People Embrace the Mission of God
Thursday is for Discipleship How Did Jesus Make Disciples? I think we can see the outlines of the process in the pages of the gospels. The term I use to describe that process is “intentional withness.” There was a “with me” quality to Jesus’ interaction and training of the disciples. Jesus choose them, then spent no … More What If We Did Spiritual Formation Like Jesus?
The mail just arrive and I just read the story of a young pastor in Pennsylvania giving props to his seminary in an interview conducted for the seminary’s constituents. Somehow, though I have never attended this particular seminary, I am on the mailing list. Here’s one of the questions in the interview: What are you … More Pastors in America are Failing Their Congregations
Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish. Wouldn’t it be great if our churches were filled with disciples who were passionately engaged in doing what Jesus told them to do?
Weekend Links Enjoy your reading. Though I don’t agree with all, all of them will challenge your thinking. Have a great weekend. Growing as a Leader/ as a Believer Living a Gospel Saturated Life (Jared Wilson) Four Questions that Improve Your Leadership Thinking (Mark Howell) Growing Through Brokenness (Ron Edmondson) Why We Love C.S. Lewis … More Humbling Links; Challenging Links; Thought Provoking Links; Funny Links and much more.
Continued from Yesterday “What is a Christian: How Should He View Himself and His Mission? (part 3) To be a sojourner, to be a fisher of men, is to understand the cross-shapedness of our calling. We must train our people to be driven by a vision of the cross. Believers in Christ who know, who … More When a Christian understands the cross-shapedness of his calling, what happens?
Tuesday is for Preaching I love this presentation of gospel truth not only for its clarity but also for its pastoral sensitivity. Some in our time want to say that the Reformation doctrine of the atonement is a new thing. Anselm predates the Reformation by 400 years and it doesn’t sound like Anselm had any … More A Brilliant 11th Century Gospel Presentation
Monday Discussion Athanasius (c. 295–373) Bishop of Alexandria (Egypt) [For forty five years, Athanasius, starting at the age of 27 (!), was the key figure in the battle against the heresy of Arianism. It cost him dearly. Five times he was sent into exile. But in the end, his intellectual prowess, personal integrity and passion for … More Fourth Century Gospel Presentation
First Century Gospel Presentation Clement lived between A.D. 30-100. He is one of what are called the Ante-Nicene [Before Nicene Council] Fathers. He may have known the apostle Paul (cf. Phil 4:3). He probably wrote his first letter to the Corinthians in about A.D. 96. The following is from “chapters 7-9” where he writes about … More A Gospel Presentation from the First Century
Thursday is for Discipleship How quickly did Jesus expect those who believed in him or those whom he touched to begin to tell others about him to others? One of my former students (Matt) put it this way: “’Follow me’ – that’s discipleship. ‘and I will make you fishers of men’ – that’s the … More How Quickly Should Those Who Follow Learn to Fish?
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