20 Things I Learned From God Shines Forth
"To get a right and true understanding of God Shines Forth (and to correct any faults and distortions we may continue to pick up) we must look to the Son." -Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves
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Doing More Together: A Church Planting Network
The days when a church planting network could simply say it exists to train church planters are over.
Is It Really Necessary to Memorize Scripture?
Memory tip: memorize scripture—Memorizing a chapter is easier than memorizing 18 scattered verses because most chapters are a flowing story.
How to Identify and Handle a People Problem
You improve people problems by improving people.
E Pluribus Unum? Racial Reconciliation in the Church
God delights in our diversity and calls us to pursue racial reconciliation wherever needed.
How Do Benefits of Church Planting Benefit the Sending Church?
Can giving away your best people be a good thing? Discover the benefits of church planting and why sending churches can thrive.
How Does Understanding God’s Happiness Change Lives?
As much as I believe in the holiness of God, I also believe in emphasizing God’s happiness as a legitimate and effective way to share the gospel with unbelievers or to help Christians regain a foothold in their faith.
You Can 94t Please Everyone (and Shouldn 92t) -> You Can 94t Please Everyone
Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, you can't please everyone, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader 92s responsibility.
An Atheist’s Take on the Decline of Christianity
Strange that a famed atheist bemoans the Decline of Christianity and what it has meant for culture and community.
How the Gospel Confronts Culture and Society
The message of Christ’s redemptive love and free gift of forgiveness for all has been the force behind centuries of social change, as the gospel confronts culture today.