Stress Measurement—4 Subtle Signs You Are Stressed Out!
Stress can diminish brain functioning, which in turn shows up in subtle ways in our bodies. Take the quick self-evaluation below and ask yourself if any of these are true of you.
Category: Devotions
Can the Enneagram Help Church Planters?
The Enneagram is a personality typing system that suggests there are nine major ways of seeing the world. With uncanny accuracy, it describes how human beings are wired both positively and negatively.
Lead Well, Pray Well
I see this in my own life when it comes to my marriage, family, work or anything I’m in charge of, the more I consider these things in prayer and declare my dependence on God in prayer, the better leader I am for those things. A praying leader builds a prayerful community.
A Vested Interest: Getting in the Yoke With Jesus
Whenever my lovely wife and I lead communion at church, we wear vestments in recognition of the significance of this sacrament (after all, for Presbyterians, we’ve only got two!).
Bible Listening: Audio Tech Deepens Your Experience With God’s Word
How do you imagine the average Old Testament believer in God carried around all the scrolls needed to learn God’s commands? For them, their knowledge of the Word came from hearing—from listening to it read aloud in small group settings. That’s why Bible listening can deepen your understanding of God’s word.
The Final (and Most Important) Picture of Jesus
In my Christian school classroom, there was an enormous picture of Jesus. At least, it was supposed to be Jesus. It looked like an Olan Mills portrait.
Theology Matters! 7 Checkpoints for Your Congregation’s Health
Evangelicals know that theology matters, and we’re quick to remind others of this fact. What we’re not so quick to acknowledge is that we do a poor job of teaching the very theology we claim is so important.
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.
Church Planting in My 50s: One Woman’s Story
God invited me into a new adventure of church planting a multi-site campus of the Pathway Vineyard Church. I was 55 years old and had been married for 34 years.
Every Pastor’s Trap: Busyness
Busyness can become an identity. It may be how you’re known. We hear people say to us, “Oh, you’re always so busy,” and we feel both a sense of pride and sense of wanting anything other than busyness for ourselves.
