Reclaiming Discipleship in the Church
“Few pastors will actually say this, but the church is still largely geared up to generate numbers more than loving one another.”
Tag: Megachurch
Avoiding Ministry Implosion: What’s Below the Surface?
"It’s important to periodically ask ourselves what is brewing below the surface of our lives."
Missouri Church Serves Local Families With Free Preschool Program
James River Church provides free preschool to low-income families in Springfield, Missouri.
4 Ways Your Church Can Be Innovative
"Change is like electricity. Handled well, it brings great blessings. Handled carelessly, it can burn the house down."
Jim Burgen: ‘Teach the Hard Truth Because Life Is Hard’
"We are actually being hateful and destructive if we teach anything other than God’s truth."
Life.Church: Reflections on 10 Years of Online Evangelism
“As technology advances, the ‘capital C’ church no longer has to be separated by barriers of language and distance.”
Gregg Matte: ‘The Lack of Understanding Our Identity’
"We are so busy trying to be who we think the world wants us to be, we have forgotten who God wants us to be."
Louie Giglio: It’s Time to Wake up to the Power of the Gospel
"The gospel isn’t simply a message of how bad people become good; it’s the power by which dead people come to life."
40 Ways to Increase Baptisms in 2017
Rick Warren: "Here’s a list of some simple things we do to set the stage for more baptisms that almost any church can do."
Kevin Peck: ‘The American Church Has a Profound Opportunity’
"As our culture shifts and slides on the sands of popular opinion, the Word of God makes the American church an anchor."