Category Archives: Market-Driven Churches

A painful and humbling truth

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

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

Posted in Apologetics, Church growth, Church Leadership, Evangelicals, Evangelism, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Market-Driven Churches, Mega Church, Salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Wisdom, Witness, Younger Evangelicals | Tagged Gospel, Gospel outreach, Market-Driven Churches, people don't want God, Seeker services, Truth from God | Leave a comment

Two dimensions of Church

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

It is misguided to think that the full intention of common life in Christian community can be accomplished in formal gatherings of a local Church. Mutual caring and accountability must reach well beyond gatherings in a Church building. Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Church and State, Church building, Church growth, Church Hoppers, Church Leadership, Church membership, Communion, Community, Elders, elders in the Church, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Market-Driven Churches, Mega Church, Pastors | Tagged christian community, Christian fellowship, Church as community, creating community, how to lead a church, how to structure the church, local church life | 1 Comment

7 Links worth seeing

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Check out these resources on a variety of subjects! Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Gay Marriage?, Leadership, Market-Driven Churches, Mother's Day, Mothers, Parenting, Parenting Groups, Parenting teens | Tagged Adoption, foster care, Gay marriage, Leadership, Marriage, Moms. Young moms, Mother, young mother | Leave a comment

Questions for every church leader

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

When ministries are not effective, leaders who care about the Church ask questions about how to “do” Church better. But are they looking in the right places for answers? Continue reading →

Posted in Call to ministry, Christianity, Church, Church building, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church Planting, Deacons, Ecclesiology 101, Elders, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Market-Driven Churches, Pastors, Preaching, Seeker Services, Spiritual transformation, Theology | Tagged Christ, Church, Elders, Leaders, Pastors | 2 Comments

Did you encounter God in Church?

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

When truth about God is declared it should jolt those who live outside of His truth. Do you want these people walking out of Church saying, “That was pretty cool.” “It didn’t even feel like Church”? Continue reading →

Posted in Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Elders, Emergent Church, Emerging Leaders, Holy Spirit, Market-Driven Churches, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Spiritual transformation | Tagged Church, Mega Churches, Preaching, Seeker friendly churches, Seeker services | 3 Comments

When the Church markets the gospel

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

“Does the gospel of the market-driven church redeem the lost or reinforce trends, deliver from sin or affirm the self, reconcile people to God or appeal to religious consumers?” “Tailoring the gospel to fit the consumer distorts the gospel, discounts … Continue reading →

Posted in Church building, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Culture, Elders, Emergent Church, Emerging Leaders, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Market-Driven Churches, Seeker Services | Leave a comment

Sovereign Ecclesiastical Consumers

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Evangelicals need to affirm aggressively the necessary connection between faith in Christ and commitment to his church. Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Church building, Church discipline, Church growth, Church Hoppers, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Elders, Gospel-centered, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Market-Driven Churches, Pastors, Seeker Services, Spiritual inventory, Worship, Worship conflicts | Tagged Church, consumer church, Local Church, Pastors, seeker church | 1 Comment

Salt of the earth?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

You are the salt of the earth Salt – In this first metaphor of Christian identity (Matthew 5:13), it’s important to notice that Jesus shifted from 3rd person address in the beatitudes (“theirs is….” “those who…” see: 5:1-12), to 2nd person plural … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church and State, Church growth, Church Leadership, Culture, Evangelism, Leadership, Manifesto, Market-Driven Churches, Mission statement, Missions, Sermon on the Mount, Witness | 1 Comment

Should Church be fun?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Wisdomforlife

I had it all wrong. I had thought Christianity included a shadow side– confession, self-denial, rebuke of sin, concern with heresy, a willingness to lose one’s life for the sake of Jesus Christ. Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church Planting, Market-Driven Churches, Mega Church, Seeker Services | Tagged Seeker Churches, Seeker friendly churches, Seeker services | 1 Comment

Profile of a true disciple – 6 characteristics

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Wisdomforlife

We cannot be effective disciple-makers without understanding the characteristics of a true disciple. The five traits in this profile are based on Jesus’ own statements about true discipleship. Each one should help define the task of disciple-making. This is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Church membership, Church Planting, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Evangelism, Following Christ, Local Church, Market-Driven Churches, Uncategorized, Witness | 27 Comments