Worship on Sunday is Christ’s demonstration to the world that salvation is a corporate experience with individual responsibilities, not an individual experience with corporate responsibilities. From Tabletalk Magazine: Our worship is meant to be the chief place where we demonstrate love for God and for each other. It is the clearest place where Jesus’ prayer …
Analysis of the situation of Shopping Malls that have closed in the USA in a video report from Wired. It’s interesting to hear the balance of over-supply, changes in shopping habits, and changes in people’s social gathering habits are all thought to contribute to the change. No one thing has contributed to the decline, and …
Karl Vaters makes some observations arising from the deep and satisfying relationship between a congregation and a pastor. If you are where God called you to be, that should be enough to keep you there. You don’t have to prove your worth. You don’t have to justify your calling. You don’t have to see constant …
Michael Milton provides a definition of a missional church and expands on how that definition functions: A missional church is an ecclesial community of Word, Sacrament, and Prayer where pastoral staff, officers, and members are united in their commitment to the Gospel-driven practice of the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in every area of ministry …
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