Why “I’m not gonna be like those Christians” is not going to help.
Articles
Successful Church Planting Requires Pioneers: Do You Have Any?
To launch a successful church, you are going to need pioneers. Pioneers are the people who start these things. They want to be on the ground floor. They can see a picture of what could be and are willing to do the hard work of turning vision into reality.
The Difference in Popularity and Trust in Leading People
I’ve seen leaders – whether pastors, politicians or in business – try to take people places, even worthy places, and believe people would follow because they are popular as a leader. What they really needed was leadership trust.
Does the Sunday Hustle Mean You’re Working on the Sabbath?
Sunday hustle or sabbath? Are these mutually exclusive? It feels like it. Church leaders every Sunday (weekend) hustle hard to make your ministry excellent (or sometimes, just “covered”) and when the day is done, they can see the fruit of their work, but they never sniffed at having a sabbath.
Teshuva – The Dance of Repentance
Teshuva is the Hebrew word for repent, or return. In its various forms the root of teshuva is used nearly a thousand times in the Old Testament.
Charles Stone: What I Learned from Kids Who Are Surviving Cancer
That’s when, as I fought back tears, I jotted down these insights that I learned from these kids who are surviving cancer.
