My pastoral letter in this month’s edition of MGPC’s newsletter. When I was in Sydney last week David Cook asked what I’d be preaching on when I returned home. I replied Hebrews 12:25-29, and Psalm 88. In response to Psalm 88, David commented ‘That’s the dark one.’ And so it is. I won’t reproduce it …
I think all local churches should have an active expression of support in another church which is growing toward viability. I don’t think local churches should outsource this support to their denomination. Being supportive of a growing church helps a local church actively think about what it is doing to grow. It’s hard to pray …
I read this post on leadership and implementing change and took these four points away. 1. Discern the direction the group needs to go. 2. Determine the pace at which the group can get there and the size of the steps they can make. 3. Nurture a culture that encourages and supports progress, growth and …
In which Zack Eswine unfolds an answer of how God’s people behave when burdened by the knowledge that God’s people in a distant place are suffering. The lesson conveys a basic principle. The conclusion: How do we do a day in our places when distant neighbors suffer and our personal skies are blue and easy? …
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