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Do You Read Your Bible Like Your Newsfeed?
My friends, your Bible is not your Facebook newsfeed. There is no option to click “See more stories like this” or “See less of that.”
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Pete Buttigieg and the Quest For ‘Progressive’ Christianity
The race for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States continues to intensify as energy builds from the almost weekly announcements of...
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Seven Consequences for the Church Staff When the Pastor Leaves
About once a month, I am contacted by a person serving on a church staff voicing a similar concern. The pastor has retired, resigned...
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4 Perils of a Competitive Church
If competing is defined as “striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same,” then there is no space in the local church for this attribute to mark our work.
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5 Qualities Pastors Should Want in Their Church Staffs
Some things are no-brainers when evaluating your church staff:
Spiritual maturity (person of prayer, biblical knowledge, compassion, etc…)
Loyalty
Commitment to your church’s mission...
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The [Functional] Great Commission of Churches in North America
If we’re honest, it’s pretty easy to see the functional Great Commission in North America: Go into all the world and make more worship...
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9 Things I Will Teach My Kids About God
My wife and I still have many years of family discipleship, parenting experiences, failures, and victories ahead of us. However, there are a few things I’ve already decided I will make sure to teach them about God.
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Infatuation and the Pitfall of Artificial Intimacy
Artificial intimacy begins with the onset of infatuation, a “grab your brains with a vengeance” neurochemical reaction, which is notoriously short lived. But if you wake up to the sobering reality that you’ve existed on artificial compatibility, that doesn’t mean you can’t begin to build true intimacy.