Conflict In The Church Is Not New. In fact, church conflicts are as old as the church itself. Where’s the proof? Check out the book of Philippians, chapter 4. Paul addresses a conflict between two women in the Philippian church. “2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I…
Communicating With Our Church: Part 4 The last post within our Communicating With Our Church series is to look at Our Results. 1 John 1:7 states that “..if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another…” Every bit of communication within the church should promote and encourage…
Communicating With Our Church: Part 3 As we move on with our current post-series, we turn our focus to Our Research. 1 John 1:7 teaches us that we must walk in the light “…as He is in the light…” If we’re going to communicate effectively, we should seek to communicate as Christ did. And that’s going to…
“If they still refuse…” (Matthew 18:17) This week we’ve discussed relationships, specifically how they relate to Matthew 18. Feel free to scroll to the bottom of this post to read earlier posts. Verse 17 should not be taken lightly. We read, “If they still refuse…” (18:17) Unfortunately, there may come a time where one of…
And Hopefully, How It Ends. It begins in Matthew 18:15. This verse opens up with, “If your brother or sister sins…” After reading those words, you may be assuming that this is going to be a finger-pointing post. Perhaps, you’ve already thought to yourself, “Here we go. Another pastor writing an article of forced conviction.“ I assure you, this is…
Changing the Way We Read Matthew 18. I did a bit of Googling last week. You see, our church is going through a series in the Gospel of Matthew. This past Sunday, we hit Matthew 18. So I did what any good pastor would do; I Googled! I Googled “Matthew 18“. First off, I found…
Plan for small group success! Over the past week, we’ve been looking at ways to make sure our small group ministry produces tangible growth this coming season. So far, we’ve covered the following: Key #1: God’s Word – Taught, Explored and Applied Key #2: Prayer – Given as Requests are Shared Key #3: Relationships A small group…
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In every leadership conflict, the best choice is always God’s side. Here’s why.
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