I am convincedfrom scientific research, from personal experience, and from counseling teensthat any attempt to replace anxiety and depression with peace and joy must have a successful digital detox plan for getting our digital devices and social media under control. All the research indicates that our overuse and misuse of digital technology is one of the greatest causes […]
Excerpted From Deep Discipleship By J.T. English The local church has a discipleship disease. And without the proper diagnosis and treatment plan, we will do more harm than good. Over the past several decades the Western church has noticed alarming symptoms of our local church discipleship disease. Some of these symptoms include people leaving the church, students dropping out […]
A Guide to Digital Discipleship (Zondervan Reflective)
Excerpted FromFrom Social Media to Social MinistryBy Nona Jones As an executive and entrepreneur, I believe sustained success starts with a clearly defined vision by which opportunities are evaluated and from which decisions are made. To put it as Stephen Covey did in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, we should “begin with the … Continued
Excerpted FromThe Way Up Is DownBy Marlena Graves If I want to be full, open to receiving abundant gracemore human, selflessfirst I must be emptied. He must increase, and I must decrease (John 3:30). The word I discovered is kenosis. Oh, its not that I never heard the word. On the contrary, Im quite familiar with the concept of kenosis self-emptying […]
Excerpted FromEverywhere You LookBy Tim Soerens From a landscape view of much of the church, at least the church in North America, we can make a case that we are just as much communities with a savior’s complex as we are communities confessing the need for a Savior. But before we beat ourselves up too … Continued
Aaron Menikoff discusses the importance of shepherding the fruit of the Spirit character in his book, Character Matters.
Excerpted from 'Character Matters' (Moody), this article discusses the vital importance of bearing good fruit in life.
This year more than any other, gearing up for the fall small group season will look different for churches. As groups form to study God’s Word online or in person, Bible studies in different formats will be needed, depending on each church’s needs. To help you prepare, here is a sampling of upcoming releases. • … Continued
Excerpted FromEnter WildBy Carlos Whittaker Be Still Lets rewind a few centuries back to the days of Moses so we can all realize were not alone in our current stillness struggle. Moses was the OG when it came to hearing from God. He had some crazy direct access to God himself, and he was always […] Learn to stand still and watch God work in your life.
