Culture, both good and bad, influences us in ways we are not even aware. How do we make the change to spiritually healthy perspective after experiencing dysfunction? I want to suggest a five-step plan for those in need of a church culture shift.
Have you experienced hurt, disappointment, or burnout in church ministry? This post is about reclaiming spiritual health after experiencing dysfunction.
There are wheat and weeds in every person’s life. We all need to attend the garden of our soul. Here my confession – me pulling up the weeds in my own soul.
You have heard of “ABC: Always Be Closing,” but in ministry it needs to be “ABD: Always Be Developing leaders (which includes recruiting leaders).” While recruiting people for your church plant you should consider reaching people far from Christ, finding people who need a church to grow in their faith, but you also have to have other gathers who can…
Misconception: Grace Is a Get Out of Jail Free Card *What you are about to read is Chapter 3 from my book, Grace Is A Dirty Word. I put this together as an ebook about 3 years ago. It was the first free download I ever offered on my blog. Recently I updated it and am making it available for free…
Misconception: Grace Is All We Need *What you are about to read is Chapter 2 from my book, Grace Is A Dirty Word. I put this together as an ebook about 3 years ago. It was the first free download I ever offered on my blog. Recently I updated it and am making it available for free just a couple…
Misconception: Truth is all we need *What you are about to read is Chapter 1 from my book, Grace Is A Dirty Word. I put this together as an ebook about 3 years ago. It was the first free download I ever offered on my blog. Recently I updated it and am making it available for free for the next…
Grace Is A Dirty Word Part 1 *What you are about to read is the introduction to my book, Grace Is A Dirty Word. I put this together as an ebook about 3 years ago. It was the first free download I ever offered on my blog. Recently I updated it and am making it available for free for the…
Lessons Learned at ARC If you had a leadership toolbelt that held your most important lessons in ministry, what would be on it? These are the things you know you are going to need every day. You don’t keep those in a toolbox. You need them close by for easy access. This month will be five years since we moved…
We should be careful not to ask God to take us out of somewhere He has led us into for His purposes. The wilderness seasons of life can cause us to feel alone and overlooked. These are not times when God had forgotten us but are when He has isolated from other things so we can focus on him.