Are We Loving Each Other?
Actively love each other. Remember that your church family are members of the body of Christ, just as you are a member of the body of Christ.
Working Toward Harmony
Are you concerned about harmony within the church? Many of us are. How then can we be reconciled with our brothers and sisters in our congregations? What is the ministry of reconciliation that 2 Corinthians 5:18b talks about: “Christ . . . gave us the ministry of reconciliation”? After reading this text, I asked myself, Am […]
Church Administration: From Fluff to Function
Administration. The sight of that word either makes you cringe or giddy with anticipation to get stuff done. Me? I cringe a little. Over the past few years I have begun to realize that “church” is not just a place where people come to meet once or twice a week and then go home. It […]
All We Need
Christian leaders are well acquainted with the word need. It permeates the atmosphere of the church as we contemplate our culture. It tugs at our hearts, pulls out our tears, and weighs down our shoulders. At times, it pits us in a race against time that taxes our lungs’ ability to breathe. It seems that […]
What Millennials Want the Church To Know
What do those currently ages 17 to 40 have in common? They are millennials. That’s a 23 year age gap! Beyond claiming the same generational status, 17 year olds and 40 year olds have little in common. Commenting on this broad age range in her recent article, 6 Reasons I’m Excited to be a Millennial, Amber Riggs […]
El Negocio de la Adoración: Por qué la Administración de la Iglesia no es Aburrida
Pocas cosas valen la pena para embalar cuatro niños menores de 10 años en un vehículo y conducir 2,058 millas a través del país… y luego de regreso. Sorprendentemente, para mi familia, cuatro días fascinantes de – espéralo – sesiones de negocios de la iglesia acaba de pasar a ser una de esas cosas. Tenemos […]
The Business of Worship: Why Church Administration isn’t Boring
Few things are worth packing four children under the age of 10 into a vehicle and driving 2,058 miles across the country…and then back. Amazingly, for my family, four riveting days of – wait for it – church business meetings happens to be one of them. We have this belief that church business meetings are unique – […]
