Tag: Ed Stetzer

“The well-defined leader continuously pursues internal alignment, embracing their true self before God. They allow the Lord to define who they are more than the expectations of individuals or the apparent successes or failures of any organization.” -Kevin Ford and Jim Singleton

You can’t build community by way of programming, but you can use a program to create a pathway through which community can happen.

Make friends, in your own way, and avoid isolating yourself—be open to show and share the love of God.

“To get a right and true understanding of God (and to correct any faults and distortions we may continue to pick up) we must look to the Son.” -Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves

The message of Christ’s redemptive love and free gift of forgiveness for all has been the force behind centuries of social change.

Where is your church on this progression toward being a church-planting church?

Learning from the past and seeing what God is doing in the present can point us to a different kind of future.

What evangelism requires is that when we care for a friend or speak out for a cause, we tell others that our faith is the reason. We tell them the good news that was told to us.