Someone is starting a church plant, but has no special training, experience or study in church planting. They're planning to just gather a group for prayer and worship, and see what happens. Often that's exactly what they've been told to do. These are priests who have been trained in the Bible, theology, preaching, pastoral ministry --but not church planting. They are [...]
Have you considered how dangerous it is to be a Christian? Perhaps not so much for us, but for millions of Christians around the world, the name of Jesus upon the lips of the believer can be life-threatening. From the earliest depictions of martyrdom, to the tragic reports of the victims of modern day terror, we see heroic accounts of what it means [...]
So you want your church to grow, do you? Listen, I get it, every pastor wants their church to grow. And it’s not just selfish ambition, although there will always be some of that. On our best days, we know the hard work we put into preaching and pastoral care, in equipping our people to serve in ministries and reach [...]
