For years the focus of the worship wars were on music. Traditional or contemporary? Band verses organ and piano. Perhaps there is more to it that just the music. Music is only a tool to help people to sing. Corporate worship is one thing and only a small part of our lives of worship. EXW…
Many years ago I was in a hotel in Laughlin, Nevada for a dance competition with my two daughters (since you asked, tap, ballet, and jazz, them not me). We spent two days at this competition and the event was held in a large ballroom with a stage in one corner. The judge’s table was…
Whose life do you impact? How do you influence a person for the better? What are you doing to affect change in the lives of those around you? When you ask yourself these questions as we begin a New Year, think about what you are doing as a minister of the gospel. Remember, people don’t…
I have been reading a lot on the subject of grace lately. There are some really good books on the subject that have helped me to understand a little better this thing called grace. My most recent readings have been “The Ragamuffin Gospel” and “Ruthless Trust” by Brennan Manning. If you are looking for two…
1. Thou shalt not show up in dirty linen (unconfessed sin). Heb. 10:22 Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Ps. 96:9 Worship the Lord in holy attire; tremble before Him, all the…
When Jesus prayed his now famous prayer, not only was he the conduit for God’s kingdom on earth in that moment, but he kicked wide the door of heaven to invade our space from that moment on. His Kingdom. Right now. Such a world-shaking concept. On October 15th, Bryan and Katie Torwalt released their much-anticipated…
Director’s Notes: God pursues lost people with a vengence. He cares about us so much that He will passionately seek us out to bring us home. This drama shows the difference between how God might pursue us (Donna) and how we humans normally view the lost (Jim). Cast: Donna: A good shepherd Jimmy: A not-so-good…
A few years back I wrote an article entitled “No Throwaways”. Its purpose was to encourage churches that were going through the process of change in the area of music and worship, to be slow and patient in their approach. It dealt the endless conflict in churches that resist change. Over the years we have…
The vast majority of churches in America are using slide projectors and overhead transparencies and haven’t made the jump to video projection. But that is changing…and rapidly. And in the ranks of those churches that have taken the “digital dive”, there are growing congregations who have started using video cameras in what’s called IMAG –…
Author : Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger Based on case studies of four hundred American churches, Simple Church, by authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, proves that the process for making disciples has quite often become too complex. Simple churches are thriving, and they are doing so by taking these four ideas to heart: Clarity….
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