Speak rightly. Language teaches doctrine. Isn’t that a beautiful church! [church as building] When is church this week? [church as worship service] We have church at 11:00 AM on Sunday. [church as moment in time and something to do] Why is it okay to communicate this way within the faith […]
Theology
The culture of tomorrow is a result of how we live and lead today. This applies to our families, our mission agencies, and our churches. Our daily death to self and ongoing filling with the Spirit (Eph 5:18) is essential for now–and Lord willing–the future. Leaders are culture sculptors. Though […]
How are You Using Your Chisel?
One of the temptations pastors face today is the belief that before their church can plant other churches, they need someone to send them church planters. We often believe we can’t move until someone gives us a handout. Some of this belief is tied to the ethos of parachurch entitlement. […]
Overcome the Ecclesiological Welfare System
If I am not having a bowl of oatmeal (with brown sugar and raisins) for breakfast, then I am eating a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats. This has been my pattern for several years. While I will eat almost anything, I am picky when it comes to cereal. Corn […]
Leaders, Don’t Create New Cereal
There is a law of diminishing returns. It is a law of this world. It is not of the Kingdom. Too many leaders are paralyzed by it and don’t know it. There comes a time when the amount of effort and energy put into what you are trying to accomplish […]
Are You Captive to the Law of Diminishing Returns?
We have better information on an unreached people group living in the Himalayas than we do on that same group living in your North American city. This is one of the reasons I wrote Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission. More and better research is needed. Research done by Global […]
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