Don’t Turn Off Jesus’ Divine Light, Let It Shine Brightly
Light helps us see where we’re going and keeps us safe. Jesus said Christians are the light of the world, but sometimes we dim that light or turn it off.
Pastor search committees often send candidates questionnaires. Maybe it’s time to rethink how churches and minister candidates get to know each other.
There are three types of churches, each defined by a perspective. Read the characteristics, discover which describes your church, and what to do about it.
What do we do it this way? There is always a reason why. However, the reason may be good, bad, or insufficient. We must re-evaluate church ministries.
The SBC’s baptism rate continues to fall. The problem indicates an abysmal failure in personal evangelism. The solution to this problem is three-fold.
Pastors get help from various associate ministers (e.g., youth, education). Most churches, though, overlook the vital, and much needed, outreach minister.
Sometimes churches and believers adopt an “evangelist-as-salesman” approach to evangelism. However, Jesus does not needs salesmen, he needs servants.
Willow Creek’s “seeker service” model inspired countless churches. Many, however, do not consider it’s underlying philosophy, strengths, and weaknesses.
Churches and Christians too often suffer from the “evangelism delusion.” Learn to identify it and how to become an intentionally evangelistic church.
Many churches are merely religious versions of carnival midways, and their pastors are the barkers. Learn to recognize it and discover the cure.
Many churches are seeing attendance and tithes decline. Many solutions are offered, but few address the whole problem. Churches need to be gospel-centered.
How much politics belongs in the pulpit? What constitutes political speech? If it’s on the news or discussed in Congress, does that mean it’s political?
