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To take their congregation on a journey of fresh steps in ministry and mission, pastors need to practice 4 x 4 leadership essentials. The first 4 x4 leadership essential is hope.
Isaiah tells us that in Jesus the glory of God will be revealed. But something seems wrong with the glory God reveals.
How do we see God in light of the crises that surround us? Do you look back to find him or look somewhere else?
Could it be that without confession there can't really be deep renewal?
Building a Vibrant Congregation is about living out God’s amazing vision of the way things are supposed to be.
Restart Churches gives important insights into how churches can wisely and practically restart their life as a congregation.
Celebrating the Sabbath de-centers our understanding of life as we proclaim that a brown man from the Middle East is our Lord.
What does it mean to love our neighbors and our neighborhoods in this moment?
Wise friends are God's gift for a healthy life and a healthy ministry. When you lose a wise friend, like King Uzziah did, you just might go crazy.
How many pastors wouldn't love this kind of confirmation of their calling?
What do we mean when we say that "God is Love"?
What does a non-Bible reader think of the Old Testament?
Is your church preaching the gospel or is it only preaching salvation?
How are you teaching the people in your congregation to tell the gospel story? What story are they telling?
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
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.
“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?
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."
What was it like being a parent who celebrated having a child whose stomach was full?
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.
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
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.
...new wine is the sign of the eschatological age.
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.
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.