Make leaders, or make disciples?
While visiting a Swiss town, an American businessman watched a man painstakingly carving the casing for one of the fine, hand-crafted cuckoo clocks made in that region. […]
18
Apr
2013
Blog Tag
Church
02
Apr
2013
It’s not just common folk God uses in big ways …
A common message we hear from Bible teachers is that God uses the least likely, most common among us to do some of the greatest things. There’s […]
21
Mar
2013
Breaking a sweat …
Making disciples is a supernatural work. To accomplish this task, it must be God working through us. “And all of this is a gift from God, who […]
20
Mar
2013
The church needs to stop passing the buck …
Do you know any healthy CHURCHES that are planting a new church? Most of us know of ORGANIZATIONS that are planting new churches, but few of us […]
10
Mar
2013
Do you have a better idea?
An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a little boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were […]
08
Feb
2013
Is that your friend or your family?
It’s not uncommon when growing up to think of a brother or sister as also being a best friend. That’s because the familial bond included all those […]
18
Jan
2013
A well-connected church can be an impotent one …
What we do becomes ineffective quickly when we forget why we do what we’re doing. “Making connections” in the church is a great example. We’ve narrowly pursued […]
17
Jan
2013
If you’re happy and you know it …
We’ve made the measure of a successful Sunday gathering “at church” to be the number of happy people leaving the building. Bad measure! By being more concerned […]
14
Jan
2013
When a little is a lot …
A story is told of a king who planned to host a great feast and invited all his servants throughout his kingdom. The king said he would […]
09
Dec
2012
Knock, knock …
If you want quality craftsmanship, look up the guys who made doors in ancient Italy and you’ll find some fellows who knew how to make something that […]