No matter what method you use for memorizationnotecards, apps, the first letter method, writing or listening to the Word, or reciting it in the showerrepetition will be a necessary ingredient for how to memorize scripture.
We dont live by faith by reading a rule book, or following a map, or working through a career development program. We do not begin with things, or pieces of paper, or ideas, or feelings, or deeds, or successes. Anyone who has learned the first thing about freedom to fail prefers to fail with Peter than to succeed with Judas.
Boundaries. Your church should have a very clear policy about moral and financial transgressions. This should be adopted by the board of oversight and is enforced immediately when broken.
We need time for family, time to recharge, time to eat, time to work out . . . Do you have time to help that person whos asking? Not if youre going to do the things you need to do. Mastering setting leadership boundaries is crucial for your well-being.
What is God's dream inside of you? Leading with purpose and accomplishing a dream is never more critical than finding balance in managing your time and pursuits.
Redeemer had planted enough churches that it made sense to formalize the Redeemer Network in order to train, fund and support church planters and new church plants, establishing a strong church multiplication strategy.
Instead of looking backward, the church should begin to look outward as it revamps how it reconnects with the community using a connector church model.
Three ways you can redeem the local church are to redeem the vision, space, and community connection.
When we do theology, our task is not to add to what God has revealed in the Scriptures, but to order it. Theology is a way to organize and better know and understand God's gifts in special revelation.
What does it mean to be a part of a local church community?
