Do You Have to Go to Church to Be a Christian? “How many people attend your church?” This question, which comes up in casual …
How to Get Angry Like Jesus
Paul commands us in Ephesians 4:26, “Be angry and do not sin; don’t let the sun set on your anger.” I’ve heard a lot of sermons on the …
What’s In Your Gospel?
Dallas Willard said that one of the main impediments to people becoming disciples of Jesus is having an emaciated view of the gospel. …
How (Not) to Preach on Christmas Eve
A few years ago I had the unusual freedom to attend a Christmas Eve service I wasn’t leading. In fact, it wasn’t in my home church at all. I …
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Center-Out Leadership: A New Framework For the Church
In a previous post, we talked about two pitfalls of leadership: Top-down, hierarchical leadership and Bottom-up, flat leadership. Each …
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2 Ways We Get Leadership Wrong in the Church
One of the simplest instructions Jesus gave his disciples came during the last supper before his crucifixion: “You are not to be like …
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