Tag: James Emery White

Reminders for When You Take Your First Steps

The people you start with may not be the people you finish with. Sad, but true—and yes, painful.

Lessons From My First Ministry Position

People matter to God; therefore, they ought to matter to us. To put it bluntly, we are in the people business.

A Practical Look at Being the Light of the World

As our collective light is brought together through the church, it should gain intensity the way focused light becomes a laser beam.

The Importance of Innovation in the Church

Opening your ministry up to new ideas

Preserve the Status Quo or Grow?

Rather than the policies serving the organization, the organization begins to serve the policies. Pretty soon how things are done becomes far more important than what is done.

Trusting God Involves Letting Go (and Other Truths From Corrie ten Boom)

Corrie Ten Boom learned to trust God early through the faith of her family.

10 Growth Tools for Your Church

Be friendly. I don’t mean friendly to people you know, or friendly to people you like, or friendly to people who are like you. I mean friendly to all people.

How Is God Transforming You?

Growing spiritually is something that can be served by other people but ultimately must be owned personally by you.