Question: How can we recognize those moments when God is leading, and we as a church need to be courageous and do something that looks risky? Answer: When lives are being transformed, people are coming to Christ, marriages are being restored, and members are committing to new avenues of service, it’s a God thing—not a man […]
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Power to forgive
Read: Ephesians 4:30-32 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover […]
Greear walks the line
One day after he attended a dinner for evangelical leaders at the White house, J.D. Greear tweeted a 136-word statement explaining why he was there. The statement noted that “witness in the public square requires some presence in it,” but reiterated Greear’s commitment to “decoupling the church from partisan politics.” Some responders lauded Greear for […]
Nate Adams: What really counts
Big birthdays have a way of getting our attention, as they should. Sometimes they even alarm us. Can my parents, or grandparents, really be 80? Am I really 50? Is my church really a hundred? Time really does seem to fly, whether you’re having fun or not. And so maybe it snuck up on you […]
Pat’s Playbook: Set the rules
Q: Our office worker effectively shuts down every new initiative. I don’t understand why she is against everything. What can I do? A: An office worker is a hired employee, not the ultimate decision-maker. The pastor, staff, and/or church members will decide on what new initiatives need to be implemented, and her job is to […]
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