They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. – Acts 1:14 (NIV) The church needs to team up. The body of Christ needs to join together. As the verse says, the disciples of the Lord all joined together. When people team up, [...]
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TEAM Up for God
Posted in believers, church, teams, tagged church, community, discipleship on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Practice of Partnerships
Posted in business, discipleship, methods, ministry, teams, works on January 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: 26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. - Acts 11:25-26 (KJV) The Bible speaks of [...]
Decision Division
Posted in boards, business, church, leadership, management, meetings, ministry, pastors, teams, wisdom, Word on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession [...]
Modern Messaging
Posted in blogs, church, ministry, multimedia, pastors, sites, software, teams, tools, twitter on December 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.” -Albert Einstein Today’s technology has all sorts of possibilities. Can I offer some simple possibilities that float around in my imagination? Here there are: Gospel-on-the Go: Blackberry Bible Buddies, mBible, Mobile Ministry Meetings Sunday Specials: Clips from Church, Sermon Soundbytes, and Live From… Pastor’s [...]
Building Through Vision
Posted in leadership, ministry, pastors, planning, teams, vision on October 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law. – Proverbs 29:18 (NIV) You need to cast the vision before the people so that they can run with the vision with purpose. We need to put the vision in plain view. We need to put [...]
Take on the Task
Posted in leadership, ministry, pastors, perception, stewardship, teams on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers–the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob–appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.- Exodus 3:16 (NIV) Moses was to gather the people to garner [...]
Prayer Power
Posted in books, business, ministry, prayer, small groups, teams on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
”If you are too busy to pray then you are too busy.” -W. E. Sangster I got a copy of a book that truly changed my prayer life about 3 or 4 months ago. W.E. Sangster’s Teach Me to Pray spoke right into my personal life as well as my business life. As a [...]
Dealing with Doubt
Posted in action, doubt, example, perception, teams, works, tagged gospel, Jesus, ministry, relationship, service, Word, work on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
2When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples 3to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see – Matthew 11:2-4 (NIV) Jesus dealt with doubt. This episode in the [...]
Relationships = Resources
Posted in business, church, leadership, management, ministry, nonprofit, pastors, small groups, teams, volunteers on September 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is a simple equation: Relationships = Resources. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. – John 15:4 (NIV) Relationships are the basis for new partnerships and clients. Get to [...]
Inclusion in the Body
Posted in church, discipleship, growth, leadership, ministry, pastors, small groups, teams on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Only through Him are we one.”- Dietrich Bonhoeffer We need to seek growth in our individual members rather than growth in our membership. The church’s growth can stem from how the church grows each individual. Part of the responsibility in Christian leadership is to feed His sheep. We can help individuals grow on two levels: [...]
