Its possible that the church will change more in one year than it has in the last 50 years. I know that can be frustrating when the big question is "How will it change?" and so often the answer is, "We don't know." The truth is that we are all figuring out how to reinvent church together, and […]
Ascent Community Church in Colorado uses its space to offer its neighbors crazy generosity through community space.
Make room for God to work through it and thrive in singleness.
This year has been filled with a wide range of emotions: fear, confusion, grief, anger, loneliness and sadness. Most people are tired, stressed, burned-out and craving the stability of “normal life.” This difficult year is taking a significant toll on our mental health individually and collectively. For some, the chaos of the last few months … Continued
For the church to respond rightly to miscarriage, we must first see and feel the grief of suffering parents and the biblical truths it illuminates. I began to understand this grief six years ago when supporting parents grieving a miscarriage. We rejoiced when we learned that my brother and sister-in-law were pregnant at the same time as us. About to take […]
Jesus said the most defining characteristic of his church should be its love. Your love for each other, he told his disciples, is how the world will recognize that you belong to me. What convinces the world of the truth of the gospel is simply our gospel-shaped love for each other; its not our defense of the faith […]
Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long term. One way they do so is with a willingness to change their organizational structure as needed. If the structure is impeding the accomplishment of the vision it is time to make changes. How do you know when organizational change is needed? 7 CONSIDERATIONS […]
Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson Shares Her Story of Finding a New Calling.
A majority of Americans, a new survey finds, no longer believe that Jesus Christ is the way to eternal salvation. Faith (generally) and good works, they say, will do the trick. Newly-released findings from Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center’s inaugural American Worldview Inventory reveal that almost two out of every three adults … Continued
It’s an incredible time for you who are young leaders to rise into greater roles of responsibility because the future is changing rapidly and needs you to interpret it, innovate and adapt, and lead it well. But this is also a uniquely significant time to be leading as a more veteran leader over 50 years … Continued
