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 [...]
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Online Communities for Christians
Posted in Christian, community, networking, resources, sites on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Do the Work
Posted in resources, service, work, tagged church, daily, help, ministry, service, work on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.- James 1:22 (ESV) “I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.” – Hudson Taylor As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work [...]
Special Events and Beyond
Posted in accomplishment, charity, methods, planning, resources, strategy, success on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“I shape my own destiny.” – Laurie Beth Jones Your special events are only as special as you make them. Sadly, if your approach and attention to your special events resemble your regular routine, then you need to assess your readiness to make it a success. You make special events a success by making them [...]
Evangelism by the Book
Posted in Bible, Christian, church, evangelism, foreign missions, instruction, lost, methods, outreach, resources, salvation, small groups, street ministry, The Great Commission, tagged Bible, fishers of men, gospel, outreach, salvation on October 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“There’s no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself.” – D.L. Moody Let the Bible be your guidebook when it comes to evangelism. We don’t need gaudy gimmicks or slick slogans. We need the Bible, the inerrant Word of God, as our guide. We need to evangelize by the Book. [...]
Intensify Inclusion
Posted in America, church, community, compassion, denominations, HIV, love, Love Your Neighbor, mission, Operation Reach Out, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, witnesses, works, youth on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.- Galatians 3:28 (NLT) There are some who consider their congregations “open,” but their reality is something entirely different. However, some of the churches that come out of a background of putting [...]
Followers of the Master
Posted in books, Christian, discipleship, inspiration, reading, resources on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“You can’t be like everyone else and follow Him”- dc Talk Toby Mac and Michael Tait teamed up beyond music to deliver a message through Jesus Freaks. I love this book. It’s like a mix of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs and a sprinkling of Outreach Magazine and Relevant. Here are some other titles that may [...]
Creating Fishers of Men
Posted in action, believers, calling, change, choices, discipleship, evangelism, expectations, follow, gospel, inspiration, Jesus, Love Your Neighbor, messiah, ministry, new nature, Operation Reach Out, preaching, productivity, relationships, resources, salvation, stewardship, strategy, teaching, The Great Commission, witnesses, works, tagged calling, change, Christ, discipleship, evangelism, fishers of men, Jesus, ministry, outreach, preach, relationship, sacrifice, Word on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating Fishers of Men: Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”-Mark 1:17 Practical Applications •Relevance “fishers of men” Jesus shared something that these fishers understood. They knew about fishing. Now they needed to learn about fishing for men. •Realism “. . . I will [...]
Management Mess
Posted in business, change, growth, innovations, leadership, management, meetings, methods, ministry, planning, power, priority, productivity, resources, solutions, stewardship, teams, tagged business, leadership, management, service on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The basis of life is people and how they relate to each other. – John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person Early on, when I started managing, I found myself in a mess. John Maxwell and Peter Drucker became my best friends to rely upon in those early days. Be a People Person certainly got [...]
Meeting Must-Haves
Posted in change, church, community, denominations, ideas, innovations, meetings, methods, ministry, planning, productivity, resources, solutions, success, tips, volunteer, work, tagged change, church, community, meetings, ministry, purpose, service, tip, work on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. – Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) Meetings seem to be run-of-the-mill and dull when they simply are not in the right order for the right purpose. I addressed the idea of purpose in “Meetings Versus Ministry” some time ago, but I want to [...]
