Love Covering Sin Is Not an Excuse for a Cover-up
The church world is facing another “sin shock” with the allegations coming to light surrounding the IHOP community. How could this be happening again regarding their movement? Could the scandals surrounding the prophets, among them in the 90s, appear to be coming...
Ministry of God’s Word Is More Than We Think!
Preach it! Can they minister the word? Are they good preachers? Can they bring it? They have got to be able to preach!!!!” When evaluating leadership and “ministry gifts” in our contemporary church culture, preaching/teaching always seems to rise to the top of the...
Why Attend Conferences?
We are approaching the Fall Season and, with it, conferences. It is such a busy season with school starting and Fall activities, and thinking about fitting a conference in can be a challenge. We have to weigh the potential benefit versus the sacrifice of...
Essential Steps to Help Us Walk Through Disappointments with People.
God has called us to walk with His people in genuine family relationships as we daily live on His mission. As leaders, we must remember that GOD’S BUSINESS IS A PEOPLE BUSINESS. Leaders are called to reach out, care for others and “make disciples instructing them to...
Spiritual Tips for Warm Weather Missions
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The Need to Restore Biblical Eldership
This would be a whole lot easier if we would simply use Biblical Terms with Biblical Definitions!!!! I remember this spirited comment, born out of frustration was made by an administrator as we were in the process of rehearsing some of our common beliefs and values...
“God Really Showed Up Today”…. A Problem With Our Perspective On Mission
“Let’s invite God to come today….Come on worship team, lead us to God’s presence…We want Him to really show up.” All of us who are Spirit-filled hear and say such phrases regularly. If we consider such sayings theologically, there may be a problem in light of God’s...
Destroying the “Missionary Mystique” by Embracing our Missional Calling
Nothing has resulted in the ineffectiveness of God’s Family being salt and light in the earth, as the misunderstanding of Biblical missions. I remember a story from an evangelist who went to speak at a Bible college assembly a few weeks after they had returned from a...
Pursuing Superstar or Servant Leadership
One of the unfortunate legacies of the church growth movement of the past 60 years is the mega-superstar CEO leadership model. It has tended to foster many traits God opposes, such as empire-building and self-glorification. God calls leaders to advance His Kingdom,...
Is it a Real Awakening…One Essential Component
Revelation 3:1-3 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write...'I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. (2) 'Wake up, and strengthen the...
Don’t “Go To Church” as Consumers…”Be The Church” as a Family of Disciples
I was at a community business meeting when a friend introduced me to someone he knew."This is my friend, Doug. We go to church together...That's great, which church is it?"That was an awkward moment because we had used a cultural idea that neither of us believed in...