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Wackier than Wacky
What does a non-Bible reader think of the Old Testament?
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August 14, 2014
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What Wise People Know
Wisdom helps us as we pursue good and godly leadership. Larry Osborne of North Coast Church in California gives timely leadership wisdom for planters and established church pastors.
August 7, 2014
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Are You Funneling?
How many people know your church exists? What does it take to see a good number at your first worship service as a church planter?
August 4, 2014
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Making a Difference One Person at a Time
In 2009, Norman came to a SE Classis meeting in Orlando, Florida and he lead the music aspect of worship that meeting. The Lord was stirring Norman's heart to church planting and we joined him in prayer asking the Lord to direct his footsteps.
July 31, 2014
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Gospel Culture or Salvation Culture
Is your church preaching the gospel or is it only preaching salvation?
June 20, 2014
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Starting a Neighborhood Life Church
When I talk to Lori, I sense some faith. She’s a spiritual person. However, she doesn’t belong to a local church. We all know such people. And as far as we know, they’ve not received the gospel. So, how are we supposed to reach them?
June 12, 2014
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Gospel Story
A resource for your congregation to learn the gospel story that they can share with others. The gospel story is told as Creation, Fall, Redemption, Recreation.
June 12, 2014
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Gospel Witnesses
How are you teaching the people in your congregation to tell the gospel story? What story are they telling?
June 2, 2014
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Dwelling in the Bowery
Every church planter has a story and mine started in 2004. God used family relationships to open doors for us in New York and to teach us much about the culture and context from the very beginning.
May 8, 2014
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No Place for Shepherds?
Two trends are emerging in North America: the call for people to be self feeders and the move away from the church on the part of "mature" beleivers
April 17, 2014
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Save Me from the Nothing I’ve Become
Connecting the Bible and Culture is one of the challenges church planters and all pastors face. One great place to make the connection is music.
April 10, 2014
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Come AsUR, But Don’t Stay as You Are
“The ‘As You Are Initiative’ is mobilizing thousands of willing Christ-followers just like you to start, growing and multiplying ‘come as you are’ leaders to lead ‘come as you are' churches. Is the CRC ready to be part of such a movement?
April 3, 2014
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Can You Say, "Yes?"
My sense is that we live in a "no" culture. We find all kinds of ways to either say "no" or to slow a process down so much that it feels like a "no."
February 20, 2014
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Unexpectedly Full
What was it like being a parent who celebrated having a child whose stomach was full?
February 11, 2014
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What Counts?
The attendance and membership of some CRC churches grew by more than 20% in a recent five year period. But, if we dig a little bit deeper into the statistics, maybe we’ll find that we’re missing something important.
February 4, 2014
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The Growth Challenges
The conversations with these small, yet growing, church pastors offer us some reassurance and some challenges for us as a denomination.
January 28, 2014
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Growing Churches Part 2
Today’s entry continues with the factors that led to growth in CRC and RCA churches.The church was at a point where it was ready to take risks and to make changes.
January 21, 2014
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Growing Churches
Though this five-year span has not been easy in North America, with the downturn of the economy directly affecting our churches and their members, there were 42 CRC churches and over 30 RCA churches who showed significant growth.
December 13, 2013
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...Books Part 2
More Books for under the Tree . Perhaps it is an occupational hazard of being a minister, but around this time of year a lot of family and friends decide to give books as the perfect Christmas present. In the spirit of that giving and perhaps to enhance your asking here are seven more books that I’ve found helpful from a number of different genres.
December 11, 2013
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...Books
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…which at my house means, “What books are doing to show up under the Christmas tree?” Perhaps it is an occupational hazard of being a minister, but
November 19, 2013
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Alpha Cities: How Willing Are We to Work Together?
Premise: the vast majority of our church planting resources need to be invested in planting churches in Alpha Cities. If this premise is true then we need a way in the CRC to come together and discern how to create a church planting movement that focuses on Alpha Cities.
November 4, 2013
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The Best Wine
...new wine is the sign of the eschatological age.
October 29, 2013
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Only the Lonely
What did it feel like? It felt like being hungry, I suppose, in a place where being hungry is shameful, and where one has no money and everyone else is full. It felt, at least sometimes, difficult and embarrassing and important to conceal.
October 15, 2013
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What Money Can't Buy
Advertising encourages people to want things and to satisfy their desires. Education encourages people to reflect critically on their desires, to restrain or to elevate them.
October 7, 2013
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Changing Realities
In the face of changing demographics in America, many African Americans find themselves becoming a minority-minority, or shrinking minority. For instance, in the west where I live, Asian and Latino populations are increasing dramatically as a result of immigration and soaring birth rates. The U.S. black population has shrunk from about 17% to 12% as we enter the second decade of the third millennium. The white population has shrunk to 72% while the Latino/Hispanic population has risen to over 16%.