“We need to build relational capital. These guys need to enjoy gathering together. They need to love one another. They need to really practice the ‘one anothers’ that we see in Scripture. So, that was our primary goal for that fall season.” The groups took off and thrived.
Polling reveals two things we all seem to agree on: people are more likely to express anger on social media than in person (nearly nine in 10), and we are angrier today compared to a generation ago (84%).
Every definition and synonym cited for blessed relates to holiness. Virtually nothing relates to happiness, though a few dictionaries acknowledge that it once meant “happy.”
Yet within the Christian community, where openness and grace should flow the richest and deepest, where the masks are meant to come off and safety offered to all, owning depression is virtually taboo. There is an unwritten rule that people of faith shouldn’t be depressed.
“It’s been a time of such division. The church started getting angry at the world, and the world angry at the church, and then the church at the church.”—Rick Bezet
What do you need God to do in your life? What problems are you facing? Have you been trying to do it all in your flesh, or are you remembering to depend on the Holy Spirit?
Becoming a better shepherd or a better leader never happens by accident, and it doesn’t simply happen over time. Men and women who improve their pastoral capacity or their leadership do so with great effort and on purpose. Here are a few helpful suggestions to start improving. If you are going to an appointment that … Continued
Today a lot of people are talking about the church and culture. We are told that we need to engage the culture or understand the culture. Some see the culture as an enemy to battle and overcome. But not everything in culture represents problems, sin or injustice. When we talk about the church and culture, we have to […]
All leaders should lead well, but when one claims to be a follower of Christ their leadership reflects on his or her walk with Christ.
As Jesus sat at the table of Zacchaeus, he, too, saw past the sinful nature. Instead, he saw a man in need. Put yourself in Zacchaeus' position, and then Jesus’.
