Church Planters: Do Justice Love Mercy Walk Humbly
“Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” I have seen these words as the mission statement for a church plant. It’s a great start: biblical, inspiring and very difficult.”
Author: Ray Hollenbach
Writing Sermons: Help for Church Planters
The Holy Spirit breathed upon each prophet and singer, opened their hearts and ears and eyes to the spiritual realities around them. But they were still writers; and so are you if you’re writing sermons.
You Can Learn to Livestream Services—The Basics
Learning to live stream services doesn’t require advanced degrees in information technology, engineering and video production. Start here.
Start Your Podcast for Under $100
So, you want to produce your own podcast. It’s pretty easy, actually: Sit down at your laptop, open up an audio application (for example Garage Band, which comes free with every Mac), and start talking.
Paining, Gaining and the Lottery: What’s Our Task?
Spiritual transformation isn’t our task, but it involves our compliance. We present ourselves to the pressure of the Potter’s strong hands.
Leadership: The Best Answers Require the Right Questions
Sometimes asking the right questions can make all the difference. The questions we bring to Jesus can make a big difference in our journey of transformation.
Church Planting Requires a Home Church
Recently I saw this post on a blog: “The Apostle Paul was never a member of one church and one church only.” The counterpoint to this issue is that, based on Paul’s example, church planting requires a home church.
Acts—Your Guide to Church Planting History
Some regard Acts as a book of church planting history, while others consider it a description of the possibilities of church life. I started in the first camp and eventually arrived at the second.
How Jesus Handled Grief—5 Ways
In Matthew 14 we are given a window into how Jesus handled grief. There are at least five meditations on how to process the senseless sadness we sometimes encounter.
15 Magnificent Quotes to Help You Preach Grace
If you need a one-week breath of fresh air from the pulpit, preach grace. Go back to the basics and boldly declare the grace of God. Here are 15 quotes that will prime the pump.
