Why I Wrote “The Gospel-First Church”
Why I wrote The Gospel First Church and why returning the Gospel to the center still brings renewal to tired churches and leaders.
Why I wrote The Gospel First Church and why returning the Gospel to the center still brings renewal to tired churches and leaders.
A look at how I’m learning to prepare our church now for the next pastor who’ll lead after me.
Do you want the Church to thrive?
Canada’s Christian landscape has changed drastically over the past few decades. According to research, Church attendance fell from an average of 88% in 1975 to 66% in 2011, and has continued to decline.
Within the Millennial Generation, church attendance has sunk to 35%, and the rising Generation Z is trending lower.
Clearly there’s a problem.
The Proof Is In the Pew. We’ve been working our way through the first half of 1 Timothy 1 this week. So far, we’ve talked about Authority and Accountability. Today we’ll be discussing the Assessment. (Click HERE to open verses 8-11 of 1 Timothy 1 in your browser.) Within these verses, we find an ugly list: “…lawbreakers and rebels, the…