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Ministry

20 Important Quotes about Evangelism

February 11, 2019

“The mission of the Church is to seek and to save them that are lost.” – James H. Aughey

Categories Blog Tags Church, Evangelism, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Mission

Study to Show Yourself Approved

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

The Bible reminds believers to avoid worthless foolish empty chatter, but instead to be thoroughly equipped and qualified with careful study of scripture. (2 Tim. 2:16; 3:17).

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Discipline, Education, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology

How NOT to Worship in Church

December 11, 2018November 26, 2018

Is worship simply singing? Is worship the music in the background? Or is it something we do only Sunday morning?

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Ministry, Theology, Worship

3 Things I Want You to Know About My New Book

December 11, 2018November 5, 2018

I begin to ask these fundamental questions; What is a Christian? What does discipleship mean? How does one live this out if they are not a pastor?

Categories Blog Tags Book, Ministry

6 Reasons Why Pastors Refuse to Make Disciples

December 11, 2018September 17, 2018

Tricking ourselves of engaging in discipleship by simply talking about it has forsaken the mission and purpose as a church.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology

Four Different Types of Pastoral Leadership Style

December 11, 2018September 3, 2018

Choosing the right system for the right type of leadership is crucial.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, pastor, Pastoring

Awe – The Essential for Worship of God

December 11, 2018August 27, 2018

God has designed our souls to be satisfied in worshiping Him.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Worship

6 Ministry Killers Who Destroy Your Church

December 11, 2018August 6, 2018

Ministry is not easy, and I don’t think it will ever be easy.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Conflict, Ministry, Pastoring, Stress

20 Great Quotes about the Church

December 11, 2018July 2, 2018

“The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Community, Faith, Ministry, Quote, Relationships

Discipleship = More than Words

December 11, 2018June 25, 2018

Discipleship is more about transformation than information. For dumping information doesn’t produce transformation.

Categories Blog Tags Family, Great Commission, Ministry, Training

Christian Conflict: 5 Steps to Conflict Resolution

December 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Conflict at cost is visible everywhere. In light of this, Christians are to be the salt and the light of Jesus by promoting the gospel of peace by not only believing the gospel but living the gospel.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Discipline, Conflict, Ministry, Relationships
modern evangelical

The Modern Evangelical Churches: Enthusiasm & Orthodoxy

December 11, 2018April 23, 2018

When the Word of God dominates your life, your praise is regulated, and your worship is conformed to the divine standard. (Colossians 3:16)

Categories Blog Tags Church, Ministry, Philosophy, Theology, Worship
Lessons from Shooting

Lesson from the Horror of Church Shooting

December 11, 2018March 5, 2018

August 19, 2013, began like any other Monday at Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago, USA. No one knew it would become a day marked by tragedy.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Current Events, Ministry, Suffering, Training
Me Too Movement

Spiritual Abuse in the Church

December 11, 2018February 12, 2018

Dietrich Bonhoeffer even said it well, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Loneliness, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Distant Church

Why are So Many Churches Stuck?

December 11, 2018February 5, 2018

They say it takes a village to raise a child. The Bible shows us it takes a church to grow a Christian.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Development, Ministry, Pastoring, Training, Vision
Biblical Blueprint

3 Emerging Needs in Building a Strong Discipleship

December 11, 2018December 27, 2017

Discipleship is not simply staffed by elite paid clergy by the few for the few. Instead, it is God’s call for all the saints (priesthood of believers) to biblically counsel and disciple all.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Development, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology
Church on a Hill

3 Church Practices that Need to Die

December 11, 2018December 4, 2017

God is unimpressed by human speed. Go deep, not just wide. Grow members, not just numbers. Serve your successor, not just yourself.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Culture, Ministry, Outreach
Book publishing

Friends, I need your help.

December 11, 2018November 28, 2017

This has changed my life and I hope with my whole heart that it will change yours.

Categories Blog Tags Book, Church, Great Commission, Ministry, Prayer, Vision
The Great Commission

One Simple Task the Church Has Neglected

December 11, 2018November 20, 2017

Their whole mission was nearly useless if they didn’t spread it and multiply it.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Great Commission, Ministry, Mission
Is it ok?

Is it Ok for Christians to watch ‘Stranger Things’?

December 11, 2018November 13, 2017

Today living in the 21st century, we live in a culture where it is no surprise that all entertainment platform is encouraged and empower their users to allow any filthy language, nudity, violence, and other mature content from movies and TV series.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Ministry, Theology, Truth
Abusive Leadership

Toxic Leader: The Bully Shepherd and Wounded Sheep

May 24, 2024November 6, 2017

The word “toxic” comes from the German “toxikon” which means “arrow poison”. In a literal sense, the term in its original form thus means to kill (poison) in a targeted way (arrow).

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Discipleship

False Assumptions of Discipleship 

May 24, 2024October 30, 2017

Discipleship is simply this; Disciples are called to know Christ, grow with Christ, and go for Christ. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Ministry, Pastoring, Strategy
Learned in Seminary

10 Things I Wished I Learned in Seminary

May 24, 2024October 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.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Education, Leader, Ministry, Pastoring, Training
Christian Living

Why Churches Don’t Grow 

May 24, 2024August 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.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Ministry, Pastoring, Relationships
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“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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