My brother sent me an article from Tony Payne (publishing editor for Matthias Media) that went off like a bomb in my mind. Take five minutes and read it here. Here’s a quote to wet your appetite: But what if our mental image of the congregation was not a network […]
We’ve been doing a study on encouragement by Mattias Media over the past few months in men’s Bible study. One study has a role-play between a regular church attender and a first time visitor. Here are some of the things that were identified in the study: Don’t let “busyness” stop […]
A good friend and mentor taught this personal life lesson to me. No vision, no ability to execute “We’ve tried it before.” “That won’t work here.” “I’m too busy.” It can be very disheartening to meet people who have no vision for God’s work and no heart to see it […]
Five years ago we arrived at the church building on Sunday morning to discover graffiti and smashed eggs across the frontage of the church. As a church community, we mobilised to remove the marks and the eggs on the same day that they were discovered. No problem. Now go to […]
Saturday night I got an email asking if I could help drive our church teens down to Camp Benaiah today for a week of camp. I was thankful for the opportunity to do it because I believe in camp ministry. Here are some of the reasons why… 1. Young people […]
I know you’ve been dying to know who said it. Well, it was Jim Elliot, modern missionary martyr who said: It is not the winning of souls nor the spreading of missions that should inflame me. Paul said “I count all loss that I may win (not souls) but Christ” […]
Well, by the time you read this, the US elections will be history (God willing) and a lot of people will be very disappointed. I hope I’m not one of them. Who said it? Ok. Here’s the game. I give a quote. You guess who said it under comments. One […]
Many of you were at the recent NBF. Is it just me or is talking about GMT at an NBF kind of like standing inside a lion exhibit holding a juicy steak? If you know the sensation, then this t-shirt is for you. DISCLAIMER: This is a joke. This t-shirt […]
