Wrestling With God’s Greatness
We are prone to seek God's greatness for our own sake rather than to glorify God in it. If we try to pretend like all of our motives are pure, then well never be able to address the inconsistencies in us.
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Don’t Forget These 10 People at Christmas
Those who have wayward children who likely won’t be home for Christmas. Those parents grieve, too, sometimes in unique ways. They cling to hope that this might be the Christmas for return and reunion, then weep when it doesn’t happen.
Heaven’s Welcoming Party
Take a look at the send-off of the very first Christian martyr, a precious witness for Christ named Stephen. And notice, if you will, the glimpses we are given into the grand reception he is about to receive in Heaven... a true heaven's welcoming party.
Keeping Christ in Christmas Without Holding Christmas Services on Sunday
Many if not most churches choosing to not hold in-person Christmas services on Sunday are offering online services.
A God-Shaped Vision
Back in 2001, the leadership team at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, launched a vision plan that laid out some lofty goals. By the end of 2010, they wanted to have people serving in all 24 time zones around the world. They strove to plant a church in every international mission board throughout … Continued
Speaking the Truth in Love When the LGBTQ+ Community Comes to Your Church
Welcoming in all those who need a genuine encounter with Jesus is a primary function of the church, and this principle must be extended to the LGBTQ+ community in church as much as it is anybody else.
Christmas Conflict Not All That Merry and Bright
There are people in our nation today who dont want us to merely tolerate their views; they want us to accept themand, even more so, endorse them. This cant happen, because as Christians, we stand on the Scriptures. The reality is that Christmas is about conflict.
How to Remove the Obstacles to Your Team’s Success
How do you get your team members deeply engaged in your mission?
Loving People Where They Are
Evangelical Free Church leaders also learned what it means to serve the community when it joined with other churches and Christian leaders to form the “Love Singapore” movement, which focused largely on praying together as one church.
2 Ways New Pastors Should Look to the Future
Remember these tips as you begin your new role at an established church.
