Tag: Joe McKeever

As you welcome the new members and celebrate the changes, do not neglect the longtime leaders who have served this church in good times and bad. The first defections from a growing church are often people who have served for years but who now feel they are being pushed out.

No two visitors agree on how a faithful church should welcome guests.

If we want people to care more about the Lord and His church, encourage them to give more of themselves and more of their possessions to the work.

The more we become like Christ–and that is God’s plan for every believer–the more we will find ourselves turning away in disgust at activities that used to fascinate us.

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, take notice of all the churches in your community which honor Him. Pray for them and encourage their people.

The question is one I ask myself: Does Jesus Christ believe in me? Does He trust me?

Jesus is our authority on Heaven. He’s a native. It’s His hometown. When he spoke of the Father’s house, He was talking about what he knew, not what He imagined or supposed or hoped.

Traits of churches that thrive for the long haul