by Neil Cole | Aug 1, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Discipleship
Christ comes first. He then commands us into His mission. The byproduct of our mission is His kingdom spread on earth via the building of His church. As much as I value church planting, I have come to realize that we should stop planting churches. We should plant...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 27, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Matthew 28:18-20 (The Message) 18-20 Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold...
by Hugh Halter | Jun 13, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism
A consistent question I often get is related to whether or not Christians should be liked by the culture. My simple answer has been that Jesus was liked by the commoner, the peasants, and sinners. Thus if we follow Christ, Christians should also be, for sure...
by Brian Jones | May 30, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Discipleship
At first glance, you’d probably think I’m resistant to change. I don’t drink Starbucks coffee. I’m still not used to women having tattoos. I’m not getting an earring any time soon. And my wife says I still have the same haircut I had when I was in fifth grade. I...
by Steve Sjogren | May 12, 2022 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
In almost every city across the US huge efforts are being made to plant churches. In the Greater Tampa area, there were close to 100 plants launching at the same time. Can you say Plethora? I’m not sure how much enduring fruit will be born from all of this invested...