What Do I Do When My Church Stops Growing?
When your growth stagnates, it's often an opportunity to discover new things about yourself and your church.
Books
Love Is Not a Mirror
How can we know what Love Is Not a Mirror means in our lives when we’re acting like we know ourselves? But if we don’t know ourselves, where would we begin?
The Healing Power of Forgiveness in Everyday Life
When we choose to forgive, we let go of our right to get even and we allow God to take over. We let go of our bitterness. We let go of our resentment. The healing power of forgiveness opens the path to peace
The Hand of the Diligent Will Rule
If you don’t want to be told what to do all of the time, be that individual who embraces the hand of the diligent to call your own shots.
The Connection Between Ableism and Racism
The bigger issue, one that often goes unnoticed, is that with the use of religious liberty as a means of exempting themselves from providing federally mandated accommodations for disabled people, religious institutions also effectively distanced themselves from practicing a faith that demands involvement in social justice. This highlights how Ableism and Racism intersect in policy and faith communities.
Servant Leadership Are Distinguished by What They Serve
As true servant leadership, our declaration of the gospel is not meant to draw attention to ourselves, to gain followers, to impress others, to entertain, to promote an agenda, to spotlight our giftedness, or to stand on our favorite soapboxes.
Make Good Use of Your High-Capacity Volunteers
If we in ministry are handing high-capacity volunteers low-end jobs, no wonder they don’t feel fulfilled.
What We Learned From Changing Up Our Coffee Area Conversations
With a set of hodge-podge furniture, the space began to feel different. No longer were people taking their coffee and running, but they began to sit down for coffee area conversations that would begin to bring people together.
Tending to the Roots
People want to experience God, so Radiant has extended its worship sets a bit and left space for more moments of reflection to let people sense God’s presence.
The Heart of the Bible
The Heart of the Bible asserts that the cross is the axis upon which the biblical story turns. Who is God? God is the one who was crucified between two criminals on Good Friday.
