New Study: Evangelical Giving Is Down
The proportion who supported neither church nor charity rose from 19% to 31% in the past three years.
The proportion who supported neither church nor charity rose from 19% to 31% in the past three years.
Teams are built on trust and are central to honest discussions with those in the room when the decision is made. Disagree and commit can guide decisive, respectful collaboration.
Human beings are designed for awe, captured in the frequent biblical command to have yirah—awe, fear, reverence—for our Maker.
I think that having a bias towards NO allows you to have your greatest YES.
We have everything we need in the Word of God to rebuild our churches on a foundation that is unshakable, immovable and unwavering in our faith.
To rise from the ashes through church revitalization, each team member (pastor, board member, and lay member) must be committed to understanding the problem, capturing the vision and willing to implement the steps to turn the church around.
The practice of stillness and solitude in the presence of God is the basis of our strategy, because quietness breaks spirals and interrupts problematic thought patterns.
Do you want a full-time staff member to be working with you? Before receiving that gift, you must first learn the process by which you would need to lead that full-time staff.
We should be encouragers, not competitors. The momentum of encouragement is found when we serve Jesus amid brokenness.
Our allegiance to the Bible is a direct reflection of our allegiance to God, and our study of the Beatific Vision deepens that understanding.