Why Dying Churches Die?
Painful assessment from Thom S. Rainer, but true. Read the original article here and read also comments after it. The doctor told my dad he was dying. Our family physician […]
Tag Archives: Mission
“Are you a blessing?” Gen 12:1-4
“Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of […]
“You are my witnesses” (Acts 10:34-43)
Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to […]
“There is a time for … what?”
The sermon is based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 and Revelation 21:1-6. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and […]
“Shall we steal and lie?” Luke 16:1-13
He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he […]
“Joy and more joy” Luke 15:1-10
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So […]
SEVEN HABITS OF OUTWARDLY FOCUSED CHURCHES
“Stated simply, the most common factor in declining churches is an inward focus.” (Thomas S. Rainer) Read the original article here. It was not a dramatic moment in time. Instead […]
“Fear not, speak the Spirit!” Luke 10:1-20
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And […]
“Where does the joy come from?” Luke 13:31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that […]
“Christ’s mission is now yours” Luke 4:14-21
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being […]
Interesting: Why Churches Should Rethink their Pastor’s Salary
Valuable thoughts. Good read. And it’s not about ‘salary’, but about ‘rethinking’. Read the original article here >>>. The job a preacher does and the money he takes home seems pretty […]
