Thom Rainer publishes yet another helpful numbered list. This one provides some observations about the problems that arise when a church becomes activity-driven instead of ministry driven. Which is to say: what happens when the church becomes slaves to maintaining their activity program instead of focussing their activities on their central mission and ministry. See …

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I’m not sure I’ve posted a link to this before or not, but it is very helpful. Part of the challenge of introducing new songs to corporate Christian settings is that many of the male composer/singers present their material in keys higher than most men are comfortable with. Particularly since pretty much everyone these days …

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Paul Tripp relates an incident involving mobile phone lost on the wrong side of a border that evoked an all-too-familiar reaction and the familiar feeling that those of us who counsel others about the security of resting in the sovereignty of God get when we find that we don’t want to accept our own advice. …

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