“Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.”- Mahalia Jackson Faith is expected to be on display. In one way or another, believers are expected to somehow show that they truly believe what they profess and proclaim. We are supposed to walk and live by faith. One [...]
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Let Your Faith Be Seen
Posted in action, community, faith on March 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Online Communities for Christians
Posted in Christian, community, networking, resources, sites on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Let brotherly love continue. – Hebrews 13:1 (KJV) This walk of faith can seem lonely. We can get to the point where it feels like no one is on our level. We can feel as if we have grown into isolation. That just should not be so. Sadly, it is a real truth for many [...]
Multigenerational Ministry
Posted in community, discipleship, leadership, Love Your Neighbor, ministry, pastors, tagged church, community, discipleship, ministry, relationship, support on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. -Titus 2:1 (ESV) There is nothing that comes naturally to us in this new life. Our rebirth as children of God leads us to enter into a new life with a blank slate. We are to put off the old man who has lived within [...]
Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
Posted in America, community, evangelism, foreign missions, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, solutions, The Great Commission, witnesses, works on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured [...]
Extreme Experiences of Edification
Posted in activities, church, community, discipleship, innovations, leadership, ministry, pastors, small groups, stewardship, street ministry, works on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Key question: Have you built a ministry that builds up people to be better servants of the Lord? Take your time. Think about all of the people who serve under you. Let things play back in your mind. We need people experiencing edification. We need people being built up within our midst. We need to [...]
Two Equals Better Than One
Posted in business, community, entrepreneurship, leadership, ministry, nonprofit, youth on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” - Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) You can get more done when you partner with others. Partnerships allow you to leverage your resources. You come together and bring what you have to the table for a mutual benefit. You make the most of what [...]
Develop Difference Makers
Posted in calling, Christianity, community, evangelism, foreign missions, labor, ministry, outreach, service, The Great Commission, truth, witnesses, works on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. – Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) The [...]
Pastors and Political Involvement
Posted in America, believers, church, community, preaching on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted [...]
Going Green for God
Posted in church, community, stewardship on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof…” – Psalm 24:1 The church of Jesus Christ can go green. That makes sense. It may not be easy to shift from traditional methods, but it is certainly worth the work. Going green can do more than save the environment. It can prove to be a [...]
