Reaching Peak Millennials
Reaching Peak Millennials is key to the church’s future. Millennials are returning, but few are being discipled into leadership. Let’s change that.
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HOW THE BIBLE IMPACTS LIFE AND ETERNITY
The Bible & The Christian Life. We live in a world of “I think…” and “I feel…” when it comes to eternity. Western culture promotes this idea that, “we’re all on different roads that lead to the same place” and that, “we’ll all make it in the end.” This inclusivity mindset works as long as…
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4 REASONS TO TRUST THE BIBLE
Why Trust The Bible? According to the Canadian Bible Forum, in 1996, 21% of the Canadian population engaged with the Bible on a weekly basis. In 2013, their research showed this weekly Bible engagement in Canada had sunk to 11%. This fits with the trend that Canada is moving toward a post-Christian culture. #TheGreatestBOOK This month,…
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BOOST CHURCH VOLUNTEERISM WITH 2 CRITICAL QUESTIONS
The Church Needs Volunteers. Volunteerism is an essential component to fulfilling the mission of the church. Unfortunately, too often we volunteer without considering our gifting and calling. Soon our good intentions turn to feelings of obligation, then lack of fulfilment sets in, which always causes problems. I’ve been reading through Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact….
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4 COMPONENTS OF GREAT CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Take a look at Timothy’s resume! What should we be looking for when we hire that next ministry staff member? What should we be looking for when we elect that next Elder, Deacon or Board Member? Thankfully, Paul gives us some ideas what to look forward. In a very personal letter to his pastoral apprentice Timothy,…
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3 QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR IN A REPLACEMENT
Our Time Is Valuable. The life of a leader is packed with challenges. Thankfully, with challenges come opportunities! And the more the Lord blesses our leadership, the more opportunities seem to arise. As the opportunities stack up, it can be difficult to know what to accept and what to decline. Then there’s that opportunity that we…
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WHY WIDOWS SHOULD BE SERVED
Opportunity For Families, Opportunity For The Church. In 1 Timothy 5, God leads Paul to write the following to his pastoral apprentice Timothy: “7 Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith…
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WIDOWS CAN NOT BE IGNORED
Paul’s Instruction To Timothy. In the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul writes to his young apprentice, Timothy who has recently become the pastoral overseer of the Ephesian Church. In chapter 5, Paul gives Timothy some instruction on how to serve and care for the Elderly, including widows. Let’s break this down, beginning in verse 3…
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THERE ARE NO EXTRAS IN THE GOSPEL
We All Have a Lead Role. I want to do a follow-up post to yesterday’s post titled, “The Extras of the Gospel“. We started this week by imagining the whole Gospel story had been culminated into a film series. Then we looked at the final passage of Paul‘s second letter to Timothy as scene from the movie, “Letters…
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THE EXTRAS OF THE GOSPEL
Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia & Us. This week, we’re been exploring the final scene of Paul’s second letter to Timothy. In chapter 4, verse 21, we get to a few folks that send their greetings through Paul: “Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.” (4:21b) Believe it or…
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“LETTERS TO TIMOTHY” THE MOVIE
The Supporting Cast A couple of days ago, I introduced this concept of looking at the Bible and the Gospel story like film series. Moreover, looking at each book of the Bible like a single movie in that Gospel Film Series. Under that concept, we started looking at the final scene of Paul‘s second letter to Timothy: “19 Greet…
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THE GOSPEL FILM SERIES
“Letter To Timothy” The Movie. Today, I’d like us to look at the Gospel as a film series. Today, let’s imagine that the whole Gospel story, God’s plan to save humanity has been culminated into an entire film series. Of course, this is film series is massive! (Maybe even as big as Star Wars will be…
