Tag Archives: church

Church Leadership – Acts 6

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

How do church leaders decide where to spend their time? How do they determine what to throw their energy and effort into? Should we just jump into every activity that someone from our congregation requests? Or, do we need to … Continue reading →

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Purpose of the Church – Mark Driscoll

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

I read this quote in Mark Driscoll’s book Vintage Church, and thought it was very perceptive. I hope you find it as helpful as I did in understanding where the modern church has gone wrong in many instances. Building on … Continue reading →

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What is Evangelicalism? [video]

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Many people are involved in churches that fall under the category of being Evangelical. However, that word has lost its meaning in many circles, because people like Brian McLaren and Rob Bell continue to refer to themselves as Evangelicals. Well, … Continue reading →

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Nine Marks of a Healthy Church Videos

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

There are short video clips associated with each mark from Mark Dever’s book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. I thought I would just go ahead and post them and you could watch them to fill in any gaps that I … Continue reading →

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Who should lead? – Mark #9 “Biblical Church Leadership”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Instead of searching for leaders with secular qualifications, we are to search for people of character, reputation, ability to handle the Word and who display the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. Those are the kinds of people we … Continue reading →

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Is growth necessary? – Mark #8 “Concern for Discipleship and Growth”

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

In his Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards suggested that true growth in Christian discipleship is not finally mere excitement, increasing use of religious language, or a growing knowledge of Scripture… What, then, is evidence of true Christian growth? According … Continue reading →

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How do we keep the church pure? – Mark #7 “Biblical Church Discipline”

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Alan Redpath has said about the membership of the average American church that 5 percent don’t exist, 10 percent can’t be found, 25 percent don’t attend, 50 percent show up on Sunday, 75 percent don’t attend the prayer meeting, 90 … Continue reading →

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What is the mission of the church? [video]

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Check out this little video (~12 minutes) on the mission of the church. What do you think? Do you agree with them? Do you disagree? Feedback?

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Should we join? – Mark #6 “Biblical Understanding of Church Membership”

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Why do our churches seem so much like the world? Why do we have more people who claim to be members of our church than actually attend on any given Sunday? Dever pointed out that a recent study revealed that … Continue reading →

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5 Ways Established Churches Should Think Like Plants (article share)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

    This article is great! It addresses some of the issues that have been coming up again and again as I have been sharing about Mark Dever’s book, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. Check it out! 5 Ways … Continue reading →

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