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.
The microphone is the “ear” that captures the sound, and everything else that happens downstream—preamp, equalization, compression, and effects—can only manipulate the raw material provided by the mic.
There is no such thing as an ordinary act, there is no such thing as an ordinary life, and there is no such thing as an ordinary purpose if our actions, lives, and purposes are carried out on Jesus behalf.
The Mobilization Flywheel, a free ebook, offers an approach that can move the church forward; an approach which can create ever-increasing momentum for the multiplication of the church.
There’s nothing wrong with being a small church. I’m not at all opposed to small churches, but I do have a problem with some small church mentalities.
I’m afraid that too many pastors and churches are operating without a proven system of discipling people and caring for people. You cannot build a healthy church without having workable systems in place.
Too often, we failed to stress how important it is for new believers to maintain good relationships with their families. In our excitement at seeing conversions, we overlooked the importance of healthy family relationships.
We followed the church planting formula given at so many of the church planting conferences and in 16 months launched a new church in the middle of a cornfield. However, some of us had begun to sense something wasn’t right.
The team at Portable Church Industries and some of our closest partners have put together the newest ebook in our library Five Essential Ideas for Every Church Planter. In these pages, you’ll get insight from Bob Smith (Sr. Consultant), Greg Morris (Genesis) and a few more…
Spiritual transformation isn’t our task, but it involves our compliance. We present ourselves to the pressure of the Potter’s strong hands.
