Awe – The Essential for Worship of God
God has designed our souls to be satisfied in worshiping Him.
Ministry
6 Ministry Killers Who Destroy Your Church
Ministry is not easy, and I don’t think it will ever be easy.
20 Great Quotes about the Church
“The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Discipleship = More than Words
Discipleship is more about transformation than information. For dumping information doesn’t produce transformation.
Christian Conflict: 5 Steps to Conflict Resolution
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.
The Modern Evangelical Churches: Enthusiasm & Orthodoxy
When the Word of God dominates your life, your praise is regulated, and your worship is conformed to the divine standard. (Colossians 3:16)
Lesson from the Horror of Church Shooting
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.
Spiritual Abuse in the Church
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.”
Why are So Many Churches Stuck?
They say it takes a village to raise a child. The Bible shows us it takes a church to grow a Christian.
3 Emerging Needs in Building a Strong Discipleship
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.
3 Church Practices that Need to Die
God is unimpressed by human speed. Go deep, not just wide. Grow members, not just numbers. Serve your successor, not just yourself.
Friends, I need your help.
This has changed my life and I hope with my whole heart that it will change yours.
One Simple Task the Church Has Neglected
Their whole mission was nearly useless if they didn’t spread it and multiply it.
Is it Ok for Christians to watch ‘Stranger Things’?
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.
Toxic Leader: The Bully Shepherd and Wounded Sheep
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).
False Assumptions of Discipleship
Discipleship is simply this; Disciples are called to know Christ, grow with Christ, and go for Christ.
10 Things I Wished I Learned in Seminary
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.
Why Churches Don’t Grow
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.
5 Dangers of Church Skipping
“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.
The Eight ‘Ds’ of Personal Discipleship
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.
Three Steps to Recover an Outwardly Focused Church
Churches have become preoccupied with existing to meet people’s felt needs and satisfy their wants. They are no longer fellowship of those who are sacrificial, those who want to give their lives away.
So which one are you? There’s only two categories. Spurgeon said it well, “Every Christian is either an imposter or a missionary.”
Not Everyone Is A Missionary
We see a huge collision in Evangelism vs. Missions distinction all together. This is crucial for our churches to understand in order to advance the kingdom ministry through mission work.
3 Essential Marks of a Church That Most People Ignore
One of the lessons we can learn from the evangelical movement is that its central weakness was not epistemological. Its central weakness was not its commitment to the core doctrines of the Christian faith. It’s central weakness was ecclesiological – an undervaluing of the local church in particular. – Albert Mohler
Conflict Is Not The Problem, Avoiding Conflict Resolution Is
According to a study done by Focus on the Family, fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to spiritual burnout or contention in their churches.