Who’s In Charge? The Lordship of Christ
Surrender is a word most people don’t like—especially when it comes to surrendering everything to Jesus as Lord, and recognizing the Lordship of Christ.
Surrender is a word most people don’t like—especially when it comes to surrendering everything to Jesus as Lord, and recognizing the Lordship of Christ.
You can’t build community by way of programming, but you can use a program to create a pathway through which small groups can happen.
Make friends, in your own way, and avoid isolating yourself—be open to show and share the love of God, as discussions around privatization of faith shape evangelism.
Where is your church on this progression toward being a church-planting church?
What evangelism requires is that when we care for a friend or speak out for a cause, we tell others that our faith is the reason we talk about Jesus and we tell them the good news that was told to us.
We need to de-emphasize the clergy and refocus on equipping disciples of Christ.
The apostle Paul, a missional-pastoral leadership advocate, says it this way: “He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him” (Eph. 1:9–10).
I’m a white male who teaches at a prestigious college. There’s much to unpack in that sentence, but it’s certainly a position of cultural power. As a white male, I’m certainly representative of the majority culture in the contexts where I live. So, I think part of the question is: How is the conversation different … Continued
In the next five years at the current rate there will be over 13,000 churches who have a vision to do something that has movement-making potential—start a multiplying network. Networking in Church Planting is a key driver as churches collaborate across regions.
Web 3.0 church is integration and immersion into real and virtual realms, emphasizing digital relationships that can be as impactful as physical ones.