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Pathways: Empowering “Unusual” Pastors
When it comes to ordination, do people go into ministry roles at predictable times in their lives? Not according to the Bible.
Beware of Reductionism
Article 12 of the Belgic Confession (AD 1561) highlights from Scripture the…
5 Invitations in the Moment
Based on the surveys from our first conference together, the overwhelming…
MISSIONAL VISION: CHURCH LEADERS AS MISSION EQUIPPERS
When the Reformation kicked off, one of the elements of reforming the Church…
God's Children Are Not for Sale...why we should encourage everyone to see The Sound of Freedom
This prophetic pronouncement by Jim Caviezel playing Tim Ballard in this true…
“Watching Church” Is A Spiritual Oxymoron
It's been said that golf doesn't only produce character; it "reveals" it. The same…
Leadership Responsibilities - "Watchmen on the Wall"
Ezekiel 33:1-9 may not be a well-known passage, but in the times in which we…
WHAT CAN WE DO?
I vividly remember one of my first Consistory meetings. I was about 26 years old…
How to THRIVE as a Disciple-Making Leader
The journey from Survive to Thrive as a Disciple-making leader is a narrow road…
Making Disciples = Mentoring Like Jesus
Jesus invested most of his time with 12 disciples who became disciple-making leaders…
What is my SHAPE as a Disciple?
A disciple is someone who looks like Jesus and who does what Jesus does!
A Dose of Encouragement
Encouragement can mean so much more than simply supporting one another.
Do You Need Some Abiding Time?
Abiding in Jesus doesn’t always mean having some incredible mountain…
Ready. Set. Wait???
I don’t like airline travel. It isn’t because I’m afraid of flying, it’s because I’m annoyed by waiting.
Is There More to Supporting Student Mission Trips than Writing a Check?
On some level, it’s an easy task: write a check and a young person has an…
What We Learned Along the Way
As my home church decided to join the Alliance, here are some things we…
Living Certainly in Uncertain Times
When life is uncertain, we start to doubt any and all information that we can’t verify…
12 Gospel Revolutions
Jesus lived an incarnational life on earth that rocks our planet to this day with…
Rest for the Weary
October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and I am seeing all over church in this nation…
From An addition mindset to multiplication in the church
Let’s compare and contrast seven common features of the difference between…