New Marriage Life Group

As we prepare for the summer, we will be starting a new marriage 5 week study entitled Love Does buy Bob Goff. Life Group begins April 20, and continues thru May 18. April 20-I’m with You April 27-Free to Fall May 4 -Audacious Love May 11 -Be Not Afraid May 18-Follow Me Book are $12 orderContinue reading “New Marriage Life Group”

The Best Marriages are The Best Friendships!

I received this email from Jimmy Evans’ Marriage Today. I thought I would share with you. Very insightful. The best marriages are built upon a foundation of good friendship. Before anything romantic happens, friendship needs to be present. You have to have good will toward each other. That’s what friendship means. There are seven stepsContinue reading “The Best Marriages are The Best Friendships!”

Gossip in the Church

Thom Rainer listed on His blog The nine ways gossip destroys a church are: It’s evil. It’s idolatrous. It’s self-centered. It’s divisive. It’s often deceptive. It harms reputations. It destroys trust. It indicates hypocrisy in the church. It risks God’s judgment Gossip is a destroyer of unity in the church. It can begin as a sampled seedContinue reading “Gossip in the Church”

4 Reasons Your Pastor Left After One Year

I came across this blog from Thom Rainer’s tweet. Wow, did this answer a lot of questions I had after leaving a pastorate after 2 years. #4 really was the ah-ha for me personally.  4 Reasons Your Pastor Left After One YearPosted by Sam Murray on 3/3/16 6:34 AM Senior Pastors currently average between fiveContinue reading “4 Reasons Your Pastor Left After One Year”

6 Benefits of Having a Church Staff Blog

From Thom Rainer’s Blog: 6 Benefits of Having a Church Staff Blog Communicating with church members has become more and more difficult as the frequency of church attendance has waned over the past few decades. A “regular church attender” used to mean attending three times per week; now it’s three times per month. Because ofContinue reading “6 Benefits of Having a Church Staff Blog”

Bliss Life Group

When you said “I do” what did you think was going to happen? You found out this “married thing” was actually pretty tough at times. Your marriage obviously does not look like everyone else’s marriage. That is why you have a very unique marriage. No two marriages are alike. Your marriage is like an artContinue reading “Bliss Life Group”

Seven Reasons Why Your Church Should Have a Ministry to Widows

This is a post by Thom Rainer: This verse in Scripture cannot be more compelling or clearer: “Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” (James 1:27) Scholars have produced massive volumes on the biblicalContinue reading “Seven Reasons Why Your Church Should Have a Ministry to Widows”

Marriage and Ministry

I am posting a recent blog post from Ed Stetzer. Enjoy. Marriage and Ministry Ministry marriages don’t succeed by accident. It takes effort. | Ed Stetzer A version of this article originally appeared in Outreach Magazine. You can subscribe to the magazine here. A previous article I wrote for Outreach was Lead Well—At Home. Marriage advice can be a bitContinue reading “Marriage and Ministry”