May 17, 2021 | Church Matters, Current Events, Respond to latest issue
“If you are watching this video, it means that they have successfully arrested me.” We are crowdfunding pastor Artur Pawlowski’s legal defence please go to https://t.co/5RfUUBxoVx to donate! pic.twitter.com/1UAwXQLVy9 — Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline)...
May 14, 2021 | Perspectives
After months of sitting with the Enneagram and sharing in its insights, my mind turned to my work as the pastor of a church. What about the church? I remember thinking. Does the Enneagram have anything helpful to say about pastoring a congregation, working with a...
May 13, 2021 | Inspiration
In Matthew 5, Jesus steps on a mount and begins to teach. His prophetic words are drenched in love and wrapped in vision. It was a sermon unlike any other that has now found its home in what we call the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5–7). In it, Jesus shares his dreams for...
May 12, 2021 | Perspectives
First, prophecy fulfilled is history and understanding it is a matter of study. Second, prophecy’s future is an expectation, and understanding it is a matter of judgment. Finally, prophecy unfolding is a matter of discernment. And that, is the prophetic...
May 11, 2021 | Perspectives
Now that we are over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a better idea of what church looks like in the “new normal.” While we still long for a return to the way things used to be, we also need to adapt to changing times. Here are a few church trends we’ll...
May 10, 2021 | Perspectives
If there is a highway to the Great Commission most people need training wheels to get there. If you are like me, as a leader you have a Holy burden to see the bride of Christ get after her calling of making disciples of Jesus. You long for them to have the same...
May 7, 2021 | Inspiration
As we approach the first anniversary of the original stay-at-home order, the emerging story is one that the church has known all along. More profound than our human differences are God-given commonalities, like the need for food, water, shelter – and hope. COVID-19...
May 6, 2021 | Refreshment
I have perceived two pervasive responses in our culture that seem to influence and dominate how we react to grief. The first treats grief as an unwelcome, uninvited trespasser to be shunned or dismissed. The gospel of John tells a story with which many are familiar....
