Embrace Your Insufficiency in Ministry
Insufficiency in ministry isn’t something we overcome or defeat. It’s something that compels us to release ourselves into Jesus’ sufficiency.
Insufficiency in ministry isn’t something we overcome or defeat. It’s something that compels us to release ourselves into Jesus’ sufficiency.
God has an incredible plan for the local church. This focus on your ministry can guide the local church as the world moves closer to a post-Christian era, helping it stay true to God's Word and its calling.
6 ways plurality serves the church
More than any other community, the church is recognized by the ways people who are marginalized, especially people with disabilities, are included and honored in her midst, through Disabling Leadership.
The sacraments not only provide continuity with the historic church but—when connected to and given meaning by the written word of God—also give us a clear picture of Christ, what he has done for us, and what it means to be persons in him, shaping Christian identity.
Somewhere along the way, the church started thirsting for other things. This reveals a broader trend where discipleship is broken, shifting focus away from lasting life-change.
The invitation is not to begin with external markers of success. It is to first receive. To first wait on God’s life and healing before we heal others.
Transitions of any type (death, job, moving) bring forth the rawness of emotion that frightens and challenges individuals to the core, but just then, we are open to growing deeper with Jesus.
To redeem our memories, we must begin where we are least likely to go, the place that we feel is least relevant in the here and now.
The reason God has you at church is so that through love you might, together, proclaim the excellence of who he is.