We live as “sojourners” in this world. Even as “strangers and aliens.” I find that alien word a little–well, alien. But we are outsiders to our culture. This positions...
The great danger in a church is doing things because “that’s the way they’re done.” Worse is the tendency to rely on trends, copying someone else’s success while hoping to duplicate it—copying what...
Part of our job as leaders is to mobilize God’s people as everyday missionaries. To be ambassadors for Jesus where they work, play, drink, grab a coffee in the morning. In short, where they live...
The book was a best-seller for many weeks, so I read it as a 20-year-old hoping to understand business. Titled “Winning Through Intimidation,” it was all about gaining a power position over your...
Growing up in church can be a disadvantage when it comes to sharing our faith. Our youth pastor asked me to give an eight-minute “sermon” to 120 of my peers in a high school Sunday School event. Most...
Inviting someone to church is not evangelism. Bringing them into a friendship with Christ is. The Bible describes our task as reconciling others to Christ. The suggestion is that of a broken...
“If we knew then what we know now, what would we do differently?” Don Stewart left a large aerospace firm to join our staff. A friend and mentor, he taught me much about leadership. The...