Thoughts about “What DID Jesus Do?”
A theology of discipleship has been lacking among evangelicals in the last 100 years or so. We (evangelicals) are now grappling with this “gap in discipleship” (Richard Lovelace’s term) and …
The “New” Discipleship Challenge
Jesus’ commission to his followers to make disciples seems to be a rediscovered challenge for many churches these days. Not that we have been unaware of the great commission; but …
Is There Proof of Life?*
I am, at heart, a scientist. This statement is certainly not intended to suggest that I am at odds with God or His Scripture. Instead, it explains how I reason …
What is a “Church” Anyways?
As many of you know, I have 3 children; each different in their own way, yet all helping to fulfill God’s great plan of making me a more kind and …
Four Ways Pastor Enable Dysfunction in Their Churches
After reading this post written by Joel Rainey, I thought you might like to see it also. But then the more I thought about it, maybe you wouldn’t… Joel Rainey …
Psalm 23: Anything BUT Pastoral
“He makes me to lie down in green pastures … he restores my soul.” When you think of the 23rd Psalm, don’t you picture a couple of nice, peaceful, sheep …
Should the Church be About Transformation? … Or Stability?
Sometimes it seems like every pastor I meet lives in one of those two camps. On the transformation side are churches with names like Catalyst Christian Community of Long Beach, CA, Thrive …
Did Anything Interesting Happen on December 25?
You know what I think? Everything we know about the date of Christ’s birth is pretty much wrong! Now, the intent of this article isn’t to settle the matter once …
Finding God on the Internet
Isn’t this Internet-thingy great! I think most of us have stumbled upon (of have been introduced to) websites that we’ve come to appreciate based on the information, guidance, background material and …
All Things Grow – but Not All Growth is Healthy
This article comes from Karl Vaters. Karl has passion for serving churches…specifically, “small churches.” Most of his writing applies to ministers no matter their church size, but he’s committed to encouraging the small …