Thom Rainer takes a stab at identifying eight characteristics which can be observed among effective church leaders. These ring true, and all of these qualities can be consciously grown over time. I am a bit reluctant to articulate the characteristics of effective church leaders for fear that some may take the information and reduce it …
Following up from a post about his congregation’s one-Sunday-night-a-month-prayer-meeting, Kevin DeYoung provides this sample of what such a meeting looks like: Praying Through the Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Love Hymn …
What does For The City promise? Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter have planted churches in the heart of two US cities. In 180 pages they seek to ‘shed light on what a healthy church looks like, [and] share from our experiences as church planters how to pursue the goal of healthy, God-honoring churches in cities …
It bothers me whenever I hear the notion that the corporate gathering of the church for worship is an impediment to outreach. This kind of reasoning suggests that the time spent preparing and conducting services would be better invested in carrying out acts of ministry and outreach. My mind boggles that people with biblical, let …
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