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Category Archives: Calling
Give up all your possesions?
What did Jesus mean that no one can be his disciple who does not give up all his possessions”? Continue reading
After 33 years as a pastor…
After 33 years as a pastor (32 in the same church), I know by experience that the life of a pastor is a continual reminder that God put His “treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power … Continue reading
Servant-leadership…but….
Jesus set the example of servant-leadership but be careful not to misunderstand what He intended. Continue reading
Discontentment can sneak up on you
Diminished hope easily leads to a deflated spirit of resignation that gradually becomes justified pessimism or even dark cynicism. Here’s a timely call to extravagant gratitude. Continue reading
Posted in Calling, Complaceny, Complaining, God's Will, Grace, Gratitude, Love, Meaning in life, Meaning of life, purpose, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom
Tagged Discontentment, life of love, loss of motivation, no joy, Will of God
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Why I love the Church
Is it possible to love the Lord without loving the Church? Continue reading
Posted in Call to ministry, Calling, Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Elders, elders in the Church, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Pastors
Tagged do i need to go to church, Finding a good church, God's plan for the Church, Local Church, Pastors, purpose of the church, why church
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Finding your calling
Is it possible that we merge our sense of identity, meaning and significance with our pursuit of calling in ways that are out of reach for most people? Is it also possible that we pursue these things in ways that conflict with kingdom values? Continue reading
Answering God’s call beyond the walls of the Church
leaders in the Church “need to help our people see that their calling is much bigger than how much time they put into church matters.” Continue reading
Common grace and common good
We are called to be agents of common grace who are committed to the welfare of the city of our exile. Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Call to ministry, Calling, Change, Common Good, Common grace, Culture, Culture of Honor, Evangelism, Government, Grace, Holistic ministry, Kingdom, Mission statement, Missions, Peace, Prison Ministry, Social work, Wisdom, Worldview
Tagged Common good, Common Grace, holistic ministry
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Will you answer the call?
Heaven on earth? Yes! While we long for heaven itself, we pursue heaven like realities on earth! God is honored, worshipped and obeyed in heaven. Let this be done on earth as it is in heaven! Stay on mission through disciplined and passionate prayer – focused on the highest possible concerns available to humanity. Continue reading
6 Affirmations for the Church
The six affirmations RC wrote in response to these trends are even more relevant today. Continue reading