God wired us for community. We call this fellowship. Don’t let that word ‘fellowship’ throw you. It’s simply loving God’s family. Some people say that they love Jesus but not the fellowship of a church. But that won’t fly with Him. Jesus is the bridegroom and the church is His bride. If you came to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘church’
Fellowship – Putting the YOU in Church
Posted in eChurch, tagged church, fellowship on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Hawkins on Hand Sanitizers
Posted in Video, tagged church, cleanliness, comedy, greeters, guests, hand santizer, hospitality, hypocrisy, visitors on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Only By Prayer
Posted in Just Thinkin', tagged church, obedience, prayer on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I want to reluctantly share a story that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Our church, through my leadership, started a Saturday service last September. It has gone very well. However, over the last few weeks, holidays and circumstances have taken a hit on the attendance. We began to run about half of [...]
Sunday School in HD
Posted in ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Book Review, Christian Ministry, Non-fiction, tagged church, evangelism, teaching on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Allan Taylor Publishing Date: 2009 Publisher: B & H Publishing Pages: 193 Picked this book up some time ago and it was just sitting on my shelf. I went to a pastor’s meeting and heard Bill Monroe (Florence Baptist – S. Carolina) talk about Sunday School and he referenced Allan Taylor often. (Allan Taylor [...]
Who Stole My Church?
Posted in ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Book Review, Fiction, tagged church on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Gordon MacDonald Publishing Date: 2007 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pages: 248 The title fooled me. I thought it would be an attack against changing church. But actually the book is designed to help churches enter change. It is a fictional account that has been drawn from MacDonald’s vast experience as church leader. It presents a [...]
It
Posted in ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Book Review, Christian Ministry, tagged church, evangelism, success on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Craig Groeschel Publishing Date: 2008 Publisher: Zondervan Pages: 190 Great book, easy read, enjoyable for Christian leaders. What is IT? Whether in business or church, you either have ITor you don’t. And you can’t define IT. It is not a model, system, or result of programs. You can’t purchase IT. IT can’t be copied. [...]
Conspiracy of Kindness
Posted in ♥♥♥♥ - 4/5, Book Review, Christian Ministry, tagged church, evangelism, kindness, service on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Steve Sjogren Publishing Date: 2003 Publisher: Regal Pages: 265 This is a book about servant evangelism – doing acts of kindness to open doors to present the claims of Christ. It is not a theory book – but taken from the outreach of a church in Cincinnati. This is a book that I will [...]
Fifteen Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
Posted in Just Thinkin', tagged church on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read this from Perry Noble’s Blog. From time to time a church planter will ask me, “what do you wish someone would have told you before you began?” Here’s a list of fifteen things I came up with… #1 – Everyone Will Not Understand You…SO Stop Trying To Explain Yourself. Cast Vision…And MOVE Forward! #2 [...]
Church is like a Pot-luck
Posted in Church Life, tagged church on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Once upon a time a church decided to honor one of their partriarch members, simply known as Pops. This grandfatherly figure was a charter member and had been the glue that held the church together during some difficult times. So, in honor of his 75th birthday, the church invited the congregation and community to bring [...]
