Sunday Musings “When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region.” —Acts 13:48-49 Qualities of a Successful Church Plant A growing number of Gentiles glorifying … More Two Qualities of a Successful Church
Thursday is for Discipleship Can a person be a good Christian and not be highly committed to Christ and his church? NO! There, I said it! However, if you cross out good, you could say it is possible for a person to be a mediocre, disobedient, lousy, … More High Commitment in a Low Commitment World
There are certain things in life that are unwise to enter into without a lot of thought and prayer—marriage, job changes, choosing a college, starting a family—these are the kind of things that need a lot of thought. Outreach to your neighbors, generally, falls into another category. The category of “things done in the spur … More Don’t Over Think Your Outreach
Thursday is for Church Planting [Note: This particular post is now out of date but you can find more conferences and training opportunities at DCPI.org.] Dynamic Church Planting International is the most prolific and effective church planting organization around the world. Here’s a list of their upcoming training around the world. Anything I can do … More Most Prolific and Effective Church Planting Training Around the World
Friday is for Reflection Spent the day consulting with a church staff in Bloomington, IL helping them think through some thorny issues related to the direction of their church. Came back this evening to read the following quote from Rick Howerton on Facebook from my friend Miguel Labrador in the cloud forest of Ecuador. Rick … More Down with Churches as Country Clubs
Monday is for Discussion http://youtu.be/1PetDwBJ2x0 Questions and Suggestions. “Exegete” the video. What is the point? How does it relate to your church? What are you going to do about it? Update Tuesday: Link now reflects final edits. Update Wednesday: There was a farming accident in the community resulting in a death and we felt that … More The Sickness of the American Church
Monday is for Discussion Without a process of ministry, a specific way of exposing new believers … to what they must know to grow, what they must do to multiply, how they can use their gifts in serving Christ and his Church, and how they can impact their neighborhood with the love of Christ … … More What Do You Do to Ensure New Believers Can Grow?
Thursday is for Discipleship It destroys love. It destroys unity. It harms relationships, . sometimes beyond repair. It creates barriers to reaching others. It dishonors God. It poisons work environments. It undermines trust. It is condemned in Scripture. It pollutes our spirit. And most of us tolerate it in our lives everyday. It … More Killing Gossip for the Glory of God
Wednesday is for Prayer Psalm 119:129-136 (ESV) Pe 129 Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. 130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. 131 I open my mouth and pant, … More Eight Things to Pray for the New Disciples in a Church Plant
Monday is for Discussion 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. —John … More Is Being Liked by the World Necessary?
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