Be a Jesus Leader
One of my mentors in ministry recently left this earth for his eternal residence. I was working in retail management when Pam and I joined Pastor Jim Whorton’s church. I […]
You Saved My Friend’s Business
Through this pandemic of 2020 God has given us many opportunities to be the church. Unfortunately, only a few churches have taken advantage of these opportunities. The ones that have […]
Regrow the Church, Serve the Business Community
One topic that has come up in several Zoom and in-person meetings recently has been how to get the church going again, five months into this pandemic. While most inquirers […]
Lemonade: God’s Gifts of 2020
I began last week’s post with the statement, “As healthy environments promote healthy individuals, so unhealthy environments promote abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior within the culture.” There are many environments […]
Shaping the Future Church in the New Reality
As healthy environments promote healthy individuals, so unhealthy environments promote abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior within the culture. “Negative environments raise negative and broken children.” Erwin McManus. Within any culture, […]
Movement or Institution, Which are You Part of?
“I don’t like change in the church.” I hear this statement and several like it from churchgoers across our nation. Even, “We don’t need change in the church.” Are these […]
Obedient Passion Will Deliver God’s Purpose
In our last post I shared that Jesus did not initiate the church as an institution, rather as a movement. What we read in the book of Acts is a […]
3 Groups of People, Which Are You In?
It is said that in a moment of emergency crisis fifteen percent of people will freeze, unable to move or think coherently. Eighty percent will flee in panic, running away […]
Chalkboard Erasers and Your Place in History
In elementary school, every student wanted to be the one chosen by the teacher at the end of the school day for a particular task. The task – gathering the […]
Mono or Multi, Which is Your Church?
Is the church (in general) relevant today? Does the church of 2020 have anything to say? It seems many people in our society would say, no, the church does not […]
