Sometimes Christians don't get along. This is more than just unfortunate. It is bad for our witness. Our job as gospel-proclaimers is to urge people to reconcile. We are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf, 'Be reconciled to …
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Stay the Course
Hang in there, church leader! I found this today in some old notes about our church: "It feels like a good first step is to figure out how to be a church that actually reaches people, but I can't seem to figure out how to facilitate that happening... bogged down in.... something, not sure what. …
Three Huge Gifts Experienced Church Leaders Can Give to Younger Leaders
When you're looking to involve younger leaders (or newer leaders of any age) in your church, there are a few things that come to mind today that are really helpful! Freedom to make changes You won't like all of them, and that is kind of the point. You're not looking for a clone, you're …
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Blessing Instead of Cursing Changed My Mood
The hidden power of “Bless, do not curse,” is the fact that it heals us as well as our enemies. Yesterday afternoon, I could feel my blood pressure rising as I paced around my office fuming about a recent comment someone made. It’s unusual for me to be so riled up. But I’ve been upset this …
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Unpopular View: Disagreement is Good for the Church
"Why can't we all just get along?" Most people want everyone to agree. Especially in church. Disagreements are seen as a bad thing. People think that if we disagree, we won't get along. They say that to have unity in the church we must have agreement. Well, I disagree. (👈 See what I did …
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Church Intensive Training
It's easy to keep doing the same things by default. If you want to rethink church and think deeply about what makes the church the church, take a look at this training! Last year, my wife and I went through a Church Intensive Labs Training, put on by Francis Chan's organization called Crazy …