How NOT to Make Disciples
October 12, 2017
The leaders of the first century church did NOT ask each other, “how many came to church last week?” That’s not how God measures success.
10 Things I Wished I Learned in Seminary
October 9, 2017
My time in seminary was perhaps one of my sweetest moments yet a hardest time of my life. But seminary didn’t teach me everything. It certainly didn’t fully prepare me for ministry.
The Transforming Power of Transparency
October 2, 2017
What if we brought this 1st century principle into the 21st century of living in honest transparent lifestyle as Jesus did?
Five Ways to Cultivate a Culture of Discipleship
September 25, 2017
Jesus envisioned that the victory would be won through witnessing and he depended on the faithfulness of his chosen disciples to this task. That was his only plan. His concern was not with programs to reach the multitudes, but men were to be His method of winning the world.
The Six Gospels Churches Believe
September 21, 2017
The Contemporary gospel is an American cultural artifact, namely, you can become a Christian and not follow Jesus, discipleship is optional.
Five Deadly Signs of an Unhealthy Church
September 18, 2017
“Just because a church is large doesn’t mean it’s healthy. It could be swollen.” – Charles. H. Spurgeon
The Ordinary Christian Life vs. Radical Christian Life?
September 14, 2017
The ordinary Christian will always fight the status quo of lukewarm Christianity. The ordinary Christian will always fight nominal, passionless Christianity.
The Loneliness of Suffering
September 11, 2017
What if the church was a city of refuge and beacon of hope that people run to rather than run from for fear of criticism?
4 Myths About Disciple-Making
September 5, 2017
If your ministry has a leadership problem it has a discipleship problem. You can’t make disciples and not develop leaders.
Why Churches Don’t Grow
August 28, 2017
We want to do church, but we don’t want to live Christ. We can only change when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.
4 Reasons Why Most Discipleship Plans Fail
August 21, 2017
Does your church have an intentional development plan to disciple and deploy believers to live out the Great Commission?
Creation vs. Evolution Debate: Why Does It Matter?
August 14, 2017
Normally we think of Salvation as that which is most significant. Truth of the matter is, the Bible’s view of salvation makes no sense, in fact, it is built on previous grounding ultimately on the doctrine of creation. Without creation, the planet of God with salvation doesn’t make sense at all.
How Does a Man Know if He is Called to Pastoral Ministry?
August 7, 2017
I was recently looking back at some of my journals, and to be honest, there are/were times in my life’s journey I have struggled to know if God was calling me to pastoral ministry. Every follower of Jesus is called to be a minister. Not a single disciple of Jesus is exempt from the task of disciple making (Discipleship.) However,
The Detrimental Sin of Gossip
July 31, 2017
Gossip is one sin that seems to fall in the spiritual “No-Man’s Land” like the awkward uncle around that Thanksgiving table that nobody wants to talk to or deal with; a passivity that many tolerate that widespread and eats us up like a cancer. It seems impossible to deal with it so instead we just kind of shove it under the carpet and pretend the big elephant is not in the room.
How the Church Totally got Discipleship Wrong
July 24, 2017
Discipleship happens in critical levels, not only in the top level of it but all throughout the culture of a ministry. If we don’t disciple, then we are not really stewarding our roles very well if we don’t creates leaders for our role.
3 What’s NOT Church Membership
July 17, 2017
Gathering of the saints needs to be one of the top priority of Christ followers, in fact it is crucial and essential to the faith! For the good of their own soul, for the mission of Christ, and for the health of local congregation.
Why Church Community Matters
July 10, 2017
Discipleship doesn’t happen apart from the context of local church. There is no such thing as a solo-discipleship as it’s a foreign idea. We can’t become the Christian we are meant to be by being alone with God.
5 Dangers of Church Skipping
July 5, 2017
“I love Jesus but I don’t like the church. I will never leave Jesus but I’m done with the church” people who make such a statement are walking away from Jesus.
Depression & Breakdown: Spurgeon’s Comforting words to Wounded Souls
June 29, 2017
“Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
Why are Young People Drifting from the Church?
June 22, 2017
Stats shows that 80% of young people who dropped out of church said they did not plan to do so during high school.
Warning Signs of Leadership Burnout and 2 Ways to Recover
June 12, 2017
The reality is this; The majority of people who start in ministry don’t finish in ministry. Too often, ministry leaders are simply on autopilot. If you’re on a leadership position and your goal is to just to survive you’re facing a burn out. The goal of leadership is not to survive. The goal of leadership is to help you thrive.
Meeting Christ Changes Everything
June 8, 2017
If you’re saying you always been what you’ve always been then you need to ask if you’ve ever really met Jesus. Meeting Christ changes everything.
Why Is Evangelizing So Awkward?
June 6, 2017
Gospel; it is important for us to understand the beauty and the glory of the gospel. In the evangelism training we so often jump into the “How.” We get people with basic training and all that is good stuff, however if we don’t have the “Why” we lose the meaning of “How”. If you have a “How” and not the “why” then there is no movement. We are all on mission to fulfill the Great Commission.
The Eight ‘Ds’ of Personal Discipleship
June 3, 2017
In this fallen world even people in a very complex, postmodern world are desperately hungry to hear the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to step it up. We need to toughen up and take this job seriously. We need to be ready to suffer for the gospel. We need to be motivated by this stewardship that we have been entrusted. We are to run this race well.