To shift ourselves, our churches, and our community out of our comfort zones and into God’s divine direction, we must begin to understand the holistic perspective of God’s call on our lives. That first step out of your comfort zone is the first step into your calling!
Our measures let us know “when we are winning” at accomplishing the mission God has called us.
More than numbers on a page outlining our estimated expenditures for the coming year, a budget is the numerical manifestation of our values.
The written Word reverberates with life for those who adore him. For we, ambassadors of paradise, understand that when we devour God’s decrees, we are tasting, seeing, and breathing eternity-and we long for more because we know that this world is not our home.
Our lives are but grains of sand on the shores of eternity, but in the shaping hands of our Redeemer, we become channels by which
The common cultural portrait of a pastor in our modern age is significantly different from those who proclaimed God’s message in antiquity. In large part,
Imagine what could happen if you and the interdependent parts that make up the whole of your church could each define the individual call that God has placed on their lives.
The pull of approval from our parents, siblings, household, friends, and neighbors is strong, for they are the means to human praise. But remember, eternity is so much greater than this brief moment on earth.
In 2017, while making some changes to an old armoire that my wife had bought at a local thrift store in Columbia, I found the following article in a newspaper between the armoire door mirror and a backer board. It was functioning as a dampener to prevent the glass from breaking, but the article’s content ended up breaking my heart.
Know why so many churches struggle to reach the community they exist in when the community around them changes? There’s a simple explanation…
Sticks and stones merely break your bones while words create a world for a future generation.
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