Discipleship | Leadership | NT
The Counter-Cultural Way To Build a Legacy
Culture says improve yourself. Scripture says invest in others. Here’s the counter-cultural way to build a legacy that lasts beyond your lifetime.
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WE’VE MOVED INTO A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE; NOW WHAT?
3 Questions To Ask Ourselves. There was a time when businesses were closed on Sundays, clubs and sports were sensitive when scheduling Sunday activities and church was the only place to be on a Sunday morning. Those days are gone. I’ve been working through Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact. As I reflect on Conversation #2…
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HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY Y2K!
The Millennium’s Turning Sweet 16 Do you remember being 16? Age 16 is such a great time of life. The hormonal puberty rush of junior high has finally started to even out. Friendships and social structures have been well established. Interests, hobbies, sports and clubs have taken root and are beginning to flourish. And age…
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CONSIDER CULTURE
Communicating With Our World: Part 4 Our next consideration when Communicating With Our World is to Consider Culture. Getting back to John 3:16, we read “…God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him…” The key word in today’s post is “…whoever…” Whoever means whichever people group, whichever…
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WHY CHURCH NEEDS COLOUR
An Unusual Sunday Morning Imagine it’s Sunday morning. You’re in your car, on your way to church. It’s a beautiful fall morning. It’s cool and crisp but the sun is shining and the sky is clear. As you pull up to the church, you notice an unfamiliar vehicle in your usual parking spot. But that’s…
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6 LESSONS FOR NORTHERN MINISTRY
What I’ve learned in my first year. On September 3rd, 2014, My family and I packed up and headed North. A year ago today, I attended my first service as Associate Pastor, at Whitehorse Baptist Church, Yukon Territory. We were finally home. And I say home, because for years my wife and I dreamt of serving…
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3 CLUES TO CULTURE FOUND IN RESTAURANT RENOS
Tim Horton’s Recently Renovated. When culture changes, organizations have to adapt. If an organization wants to continue to fulfil its mandate year after year, change must take place. As Canadians, we have seen this lived out within our beloved fast food chain, Tim Horton’s. Almost all of them are being renovated towards a more cafe…
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Strengthening Bonds Over a Cup of Coffee
Meeting for coffee is about building relationships, not just enjoying a beverage.
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Bible | Coffee Chats | NT
How Meeting For Coffee Could Be a Biblical Concept
In today’s world of abundant communication, the timeless tradition of meeting up for coffee remains an important aspect of everyday life.
While I’m a big fan of technology, admitting that most information is exchanged via text, email, and social media, there’s an undeniable difference when communicating over a good old cup of joe.
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Bible | Discipleship | Family
Are We Inadvertently Adding To Our Sex-Driven Culture?
Our culture is becoming increasingly sexualized. There are few who would deny that statement. As a pastor, I feel like I get a front-row seat to the results of this culture at least weekly, as I interact with people on a personal level, from all walks of life.
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The Benefits of Experiencing Culture Shock
When I was a youth pastor, I led a group of students from conservative, semi-rural Alaska on a missions trip to Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC. The first part in Seatlle was fairly familiar for them, but Vancouver was a different story. Considering their home environment, our students received the full brunt of religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic culture shock!
