Category Archives: Church membership

A big threat to unity in the church

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

A free resource (for now) on an important subject for churches. Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes of unity, Church and State, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Community, Ecclesiology 101, elders in the Church, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Pastors, Unity | Tagged divided church, legalism, unity of the church | Leave a comment

8 point mission statement for your life

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Who am I? Why am I here? What should I do? Who do I serve? How should I live? Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Missions | Tagged Followers of Jesus, Meaning of life, Mission, Purpose of life, true disciples, why am I here? | Leave a comment

Church – structured and spontaneous

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

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 →

Posted in Call to ministry, Church, Church building, Church growth, Church Hoppers, Church Leadership, Church membership, elders in the Church, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Pastors, Small Group leaders, Wisdom | Tagged church administration, church structure | Leave a comment

Do this in remembrance of your sins?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

What does it mean to eat and drink damnation to yourself and who are the many who are weak and sickly and many who died? Continue reading →

Posted in Church Leadership, Church membership, Communion, Community, elders in the Church, Local Church, Table of the Lord, Wisdom | Tagged meaning of communion, misapplying communion | 1 Comment

Making a case for Christ among us

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

A few reminders about the attitudes that show Christ among us. Christ is visible when our fellowship is based on humble, loving, truth-telling relationships of mutual affection and honor. Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, attitudes of unity, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Community, Ecclesiology 101, Elders, elders in the Church, Wisdom, Witness | Tagged church mission, Church unity, seeing christ among us | Leave a comment

When counseling others…

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Consider some practical guidelines for being an effective friend when giving counsel to others. Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Christian Counselor, Church Leadership, Church membership, Communication, Community, Counseling, elders in the Church, Encouragement, Local Church, Wisdom | Tagged Counseling, encouraging others, guidelines for counseling, how to give advice to others. | 1 Comment

Church: belonging and removal

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

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 →

Posted in Church, Church discipline, Church growth, Church Hoppers, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Ecclesiology 101, Elders, elders in the Church, Leadership, Local Church, Qualifications for leadership, Wisdom | Tagged church leadership, Church Membership, I Corinthians 5 | Leave a comment

Path to legalism

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Are you a legalist? Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes of unity, Church, Church membership, Legalism, Unity, Wisdom | Tagged legalism, local church life, unity | 1 Comment

You don’t come to the garden alone

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

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

Posted in Church growth, Church membership, Local Church, Wisdom | Tagged "I Come to the Garden alone"?, Is there something misleading about the old hymn | 1 Comment

It’s not the way you think it is

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Deception, Following Christ, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Greatness, Jesus Christ, Judging others, Kingdom, Legalism, Love, Meaning of life, Mercy, Missions, Personal thoughts, Poor in spirit, Pride, purpose, Radical love, Repentance, Self esteem, Self love, Self-deception, Selfishness, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, True Christianity?, Walking with God, Worldview | Tagged A true church, Ladociea, Pharisees, Revelation 3, Who are the true followers of Jesus? | 2 Comments