Category Archives: Church growth

Church – structured and spontaneous

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

The Church is an organism, not just an organization. This truth cautions against overly structuring the life of a body of believers. As an organism, the spiritual life or life generated by the Holy Spirit should lead to spontaneous ministries … Continue reading →

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Church: belonging and removal

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

Is it possible to be so casual about what it means to belong to a Church that belonging loses its effectiveness and removal becomes irrelevant? Continue reading →

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You don’t come to the garden alone

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

Is there something misleading about the old hymn, “I Come to the Garden alone”? Continue reading →

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Rise to the challenge!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

What an opportunity this is for the church! This is not a time for the church to get stuck in battles of the past or to trivialize over things that are not of primary importance. It’s a call for the church to be truthful rather than trendy; to be faithful rather than fashionable. We must not play church. We must be the Church!  Continue reading →

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7 resources for spiritual maturity

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

Spiritual growth requires looking ahead and looking back. Continue reading →

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13 red flags identifying antagonists

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

The 13 red flags provide training material for equipping Church leaders and members in discerning the presence of antagonistic people. Continue reading →

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A painful and humbling truth

Posted on March 16, 2016 by

A painful and humbling truth we must hear… Continue reading →

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