
Can You Spot the Christian in the Crowd?
Today’s topic is the culmination and unfortunate consequence of the “Top 10” lists we’ve reviewed over the past 5 weeks: 10 Words No Longer Heard
Today’s topic is the culmination and unfortunate consequence of the “Top 10” lists we’ve reviewed over the past 5 weeks: 10 Words No Longer Heard
Admit it – on a weekday at some point somewhere, you were driving by church after church with 1 or 2 cars in the parking
Not only have church growth models changed in recent years to accommodate American culture, but traditional practices churches leveraged for centuries to foster evangelism, discipleship
Many church leaders contend that it’s necessary to adapt to culture. They see older conventions for planting a church and growing a congregation as outdated.
The last straw for us was the sermon series immediately following Easter – “What Jesus’ resurrection gives to you”. My wife and I left the
American churches eagerly accommodate Christians who have professed belief but have no intention of becoming disciples. In fact, churches have worked so hard to build
Everything. We spent the past few weeks walking through a series on “blind spots”, each of which qualify as disobedience. As we discussed, the Church
The 5th and final “blind spot” in this series is also the most concerning. Over these past few weeks, we’ve unpacked the reasons why churches
Jesus discipled the lost, healed the sick and fed the hungry. Jesus demonstrated His love before telling people who He is. Without the works, He
No founder, leader or prophet of any other major world religion loves and values women as much as Jesus does. Throughout His ministry, He demonstrated
Throughout that process, I wondered why the Church in America seemed to be struggling – in growth, impact, influence and public perception. Being a consultant, I couldn’t help but look closer – and what I discovered was shocking. The modern American church model doesn’t align with the most fundamental principle of successful organizations – nor Biblical mandates. There is a flawed assumption underlying nearly every decision churches make today and we believe it’s the root cause for the Church’s decline…
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