We grant instant credibility to the person with the loudest voice. We are addicted to them. But voice alone is not enough to change the world. The person who can change the world, person by person, is one willing to invest the life-long time to serving others.
Take I Peter 5:3 at face value. “Be an example for the flock”. With that supposition in mind lets ask ourselves a few questions:
1. Should people under our care treat the local church like we do?
“I’ve been told to get better at golf you have to play with people better than yourself.” – a wise friend So true and so painful. I’m off with the team tomorrow to State College. We are meeting up with leadership teams from around the state to discuss themes and issues surrounding multi-site churches. We have been [...]
I was raised with church. I am not referring to the building but the fellowship. The church is the fellowship of believers. It is a part of my life. I have given my life for it and to it. I believe in its importance and am committed to helping it grow to be healthy and effective. Why? Christ calls the [...]
In colonial warfare bullets didn’t just fire out of guns. It took a series of steps to load and prime a weapon before it could fire. One of those steps was loading the primer. The primer was a simple cap that served as a spark or catalyst to ignite the gun powder that would in [...]
