2020

When Renewal Isn’t Enough

Renewal Movements and Church Revitalization

What is the church to do in such a tumultuous climate of rapid change?

Those among the Nothing in Particular group are unlikely to pursue the church to reclaim some kind of religious memory – there is normally little history to recall.

I think there are many Christians who know they should pray, who want to have great faith when they pray, but often don’t.

Viewing the church or behaving as if the church is a country club distorts both the identity and the mission of the church.

When churches are crafted into the image of consumers, they distort the image of their Savior.

Kingdom Character: How to Be Faithful to the End (Part 3 of 3)

I believe that hope and healing come through prayer and genuine, healthy relationships—women coming together in sisterhood, helping one another to find peace and a God-confident future.

Growing up in the church, I never actually learned how to read and prioritize the Bible, and for much of my life it wasn’t a priority.

We now have numerous unprioritized areas that God calls us towards.

Sacrifice is a joy when it is framed by eternity.

A vision for mission everywhere, at all times, in all ways is one that understands that there is no moment in our day when we aren’t on mission.

Three things about Kobe’s life and legacy ring true, and are informative—especially for believers. 

Kingdom Character: How to be Faithful to the End (Part 2 of 3)

God’s gift to us is the opportunity to touch the nations and be touched by them in a very warm, close, and personal way.

An intentional degree is one in which people who have gone before you have thought deeply on it and created a curriculum to give you greater direction.

In today’s churches, we place more of an emphasis on church planting through people than we do church planting through churches.

“The primary call on my life is not to do something for Jesus; the primary call on my life is to be with Jesus”