I recently heard a church consultant say that “younger generations of church go-ers want mission they do, not mission they send to.”Which is a way of saying that people want the hands-on experience of making a difference more than they want to send money to overseas missionaries who will then make a difference for them. Read the full article…
The venues are ready. The people are expectant. The Spirit is waiting. First Serve launches tomorrow morning. It’s a focused, simple way of mobilizing large numbers of people from the Good Shepherd community to be involved in meaningful ministry throughout the Charlotte area. We believe First Serve will revolutionize our serving ministry in the same Read the full article…
As a staff, we’ve begun reading Sal Paolantonio’s book How Football Explains America. It’s a fascinating read, one that explores how football is so much more than just one game among many within the American psyche. Football instead is an expression of our 19th Century belief in Manifest Destiny; it is a weekly morality play Read the full article…
Maybe it was the recent Romans class I led, with its close examination of chapters 9-11. Perhaps it was the growing influence of John Piper on evangelicalism. It could be a nostalgic reconnection with the first church I ever attended as a new follower of Jesus, some thirty years ago now. Or even the Time-magazine-inspired Read the full article…
One of the great lines of the bible is when Jacob says to the angel/Lord in Genesis 32:26: I will not let go until you bless me. Whether you are in a place of spiritual leadership or in a position of spiritual “follower-ship,” when was the last time you declared to God, “I won’t let Read the full article…
