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Navigating Church Communications
For many pastors in small churches, one word often describes their experience with church communications: overwhelming. The landscape is filled with countless options, each claiming...
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…
Changing the Conversation by Focusing on Service
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves?
Three Prayers and the Stirring at Asbury
Many of us have been captivated by the stirrings of the Spirit that are happening at…
If My people pray
This is a perspective from another brother in Christ. A blog about prayer should…
Origins: A Movement Begins…
This is the story of the movement that became the Alliance of Reformed Churches…
Thank You for Your Faithfulness
Pastor Shawn Hulst (Fellowship / Hudsonville, MI) does a great job appreciating the…
Local Hub Quick Start Guide
Alliance of Reformed Churches - Local Hub Quick Start Guide.
Don’t Waste Your Departure
Leaving the problems of the mainline behind only has value to the degree that…
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!
Creating a Disciple-Making Culture
Creating a Vibrant Culture is the first step in the Core Practices of Following Jesus…
The Speed of Trust
This is the Lord Jesus at work in the global church at the speed of trust, the speed of love, the speed of light.