Because of our culture’s drive for success, acquiring more and desire for bigger and better, many churches have adopted these same goals and values. It often sounds very good, “The church is an organism, healthy organisms grow, therefore healthy churches should grow numerically.” While the goal of this post is not a slam on big [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Ministry’
January 7, 2009
Helpful stuff for a new year
Even though we’re well into the second week of 2009, here’s some resources to help you grow spiritually in the days ahead:
Plans to help you read through the Bible in a year. This is something I’ve always wanted to do and never done. Even though I’ve always said Bible reading is about quality (what you’re [...]
September 24, 2008
Carson on the Gospel and acts of mercy
Granted that we ought to be engaged in acts of mercy, what safeguards can be set in place so as to minimize the risk that the deeds of mercy will finally swamp the proclamation of the gospel and the passionate desire to see men and women reconciled to God by faith in Christ Jesus and [...]
July 22, 2008
Using words well
This past week I had the opportunity to hear a gentleman speak who is very passionate and well-versed in the Scriptures. This is also a man who, I believe, has an undeniable love for God and the things of God and I would also venture to say he has a great love and concern for [...]
May 14, 2008
“remember the poor…”
Last April when my family moved to Hannibal to plant Believer’s Church, we moved into an area where our neighbors were very different than us. We were no better than our neighbors, no more right than our neighbors, just very different in our backgrounds, our priorities, our views on money (saving/spending/debt/etc…), education and other [...]
