Good Read for all you church planters out there: It’s become more difficult to recruit church planters today compared to the recent past | DANIEL YANG Image: Pexels Today in ministry leadership, many have adopted this phrase used in business and organizational psychology: pipeline. The concept is simple. A pipeline is an intentional process ofContinue reading “Why Has It Become Harder To Stock the Church Planter Pipeline?”
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Stephen Hawking’s atheism: 3 responses
Great Read from Dr. Jim Denison: Dr. Jim Denison | March 16, 2018 Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest physicists in history. One professor predicted that scientists “will still be talking about Hawking radiation,” his theory about black holes, a thousand years from now. His spirit was buoyant as well; an actor who playedContinue reading “Stephen Hawking’s atheism: 3 responses”
What “Living Biblically” says about religion and culture today
Great read by Dr. Jim Denison. Enjoy. Television is producing more shows with religious themes, as the sitcom Living Biblically illustrates. The show depicts a lapsed Catholic who is married to an atheist and decides to live by the literal commands of Scripture with the help of a Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest. I found itContinue reading “What “Living Biblically” says about religion and culture today”
Where do we go from here?
Do you ever wonder, where are you headed in this world? We are often numbed by the daily grind of routine schedules, and before we realize it, we are staring at retirement. Life is more than working until you retire. Life has many challenges so go ahead and figure out how to enjoy life asContinue reading “Where do we go from here?”
Enter In-A Journey Through Joshua, new sermon series
2018 is here, and it is time to start a new chapter. What better way then through the book of Joshua? Joshua is the successor to Moses. Big shoes to fill. Joshua led His people to the promised PromiseLand, a land described to be filled with milk and honey. Why this description? The reference to “milk”Continue reading “Enter In-A Journey Through Joshua, new sermon series”
Anticipating the Coming King!
The advent season has come and is culminating to the ultimate birthday celebration shortly on Christmas Day. As we have celebrated through, Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace, it is now time for the real star of advent, Christ! We celebrate the birth of our Messiah and Savior, Jesus. Without His birth, there is no realContinue reading “Anticipating the Coming King!”
5 Reasons the Homogeneous Church is Declining and Dying
This blog post comes from Thom Rainer. Maybe you belong to one of these churches? When you are in your worship services next Sunday, look at the people around you. Do they all look like you? Do they all come from the same economic backgrounds? Are they are about the same age? If so, youContinue reading “5 Reasons the Homogeneous Church is Declining and Dying”
First Baptist Sutherland Springs
As I write this morning, I feel so helpless as a pastor in the light of another senseless act of violence at FBC Sutherland Springs. But that in itself is a worldly mindset. The truth is that I can do something. I can stand in the gap prayerfully and make sure that I keep myContinue reading “First Baptist Sutherland Springs”
500 Years of Reformation
Today’s post comes from Dr. Jim Denison’s Forum: Nine hundred million Protestants the world over are remembering an event that was far more obscure at the time but soon changed the world. On October 31, 1517, an unknown monk in a small village nailed a document to the door of the town church. I’ve seenContinue reading “500 Years of Reformation”
Wise in the Lord’s Eyes, James 3:13-18
If you missed Sunday’s Sermon, here are the notes for you to follow along. May the Lord use His servant to glorify His name! Introduction—I wish we were all wise in the Lord’s wisdom. Really, I do. I know we can, but it really does take hard work. The saying “the things worth having, takeContinue reading “Wise in the Lord’s Eyes, James 3:13-18”
In The Light, 1 John 1:7 