Eighty-two percent of the population in the United States had a social networking profile as of 2021, representing a two percent increase from the 80 percent usage reach in the previous year. Undoubtedly, social media has become a massive part of our life in America. It’s an effective way of sharing memories and educational content, bringing awareness, and, if you are …
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Here is a weekly summary of some random things in my life. Basically, it’s a list of what I’m watching, listening to, pondering and exploring. What I’m watching Night Sky – on Amazon Prime Irene and Franklin York, a retired couple, have a secret: a Chamber buried in their backyard that miraculously leads to a strange, …
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“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.” – Matthew 14:22-23, NIV As pastors and leaders, we deal with many things within the ministry. …
There is a lot to consider when it comes to bi-vocational ministry. It would behoove us to count the cost before venturing out. If you are called to plant a church, God will open up doors and pave the way. The question really is: are you willing to take a pragmatic approach to church planting …
God has downloaded something unique into each of His followers. He has given you a dream and a purpose. Pursuing goals does not go against our Christian faith unless you have ungodly motives or selfish ambition. If it is a “God-given” dream, He wants you to go for it with all your heart! Consider these …
Growing up, I often heard of people discussing IQ scores. (IQ = cognitive intelligence) Then I saw a TV show that traced the life of several people with genius-level IQs. Most of the results were not great. In turn, they looked at those who had an average IQ but had what they called a high …
Planning to Reproduce Many churches have mission statements that reflect the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. For example: Reach – Teach – Send Empowered by God to reach others for Christ. What we need is more clarity on the sending and reaching. Are we building the local church or God’s kingdom? What …
Dictionary.com defines replanting: “To plant (something) again or in a new place…” With regards to a church replant, a church avoids permanent closure by recognizing it will cease to exist unless conditions are drastically changed to facilitate growth. Here are some facts about churches in the USA that most pastors and church planters have …
“Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” – Sean Covey. Here is another quote by John Maxwell – “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” …
Sunday services are filled with information that the pastor/preacher hopes will be life-transforming for the listeners. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves (Pastors) so busy in the day-to-day ministry activities that we aren’t doing what we tell others. More specifically, I’m talking about reaching those far from Christ and doing our part in the Great Commission. …
I just got news of a lady who had the heart to help women and children who are hurting and need encouragement. She knew she was supposed to do something for the Lord but with lockdown and quarantines in place due to the COVID-9 crisis, she felt stuck. Rather than focus on all the …
Getting Started Many churches start in homes or coffee shops. Sometimes these were intentional and other times a simple Bible study morphed into a church meeting. Needless to say, the micro church/house church model is by far the easiest to start and even duplicate. The more simple the church structure, the easier it is to …