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This article originally appeared on OutreachMagazine.com. According to the Bible, Christians have dual citizenships. While we may be a citizen of the country of our…
Continue reading → Appealing to Caesar: Leveraging the Rights of our Earthly Citizenship
Part of the essence of being human involves relating to other human beings. We relate to our parents, spouse, extended family, friends, church community, colleagues,…
Continue reading → 10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
This blog post originally appeared in Outreach Magazine's print edition. As leaders, I’m sure most of us have a mission and vision statement. There are…
If you had to choose between a chicken sandwich from Chick-fila or Popeyes, which one would you choose? If you’re a coffee person and you…
Continue reading → The Primary Apologetic for the Christian Faith
Most church leaders have read the account of Peter cutting the ear of the high priest’s servant (John 18:10; Luke 22:49–50). What’s fascinating about this…
Continue reading → Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
The words “church” and “innovation” have been lumped together for quite some time. In fact, Ed Stetzer co-authored the book, 11 Innovations in the Local Church,…
Continue reading → Helping Churches Think through Innovation and Technology in Today’s Context
America is caught up (and has been for quite some time) in a culture war of the kind of nation it will be or become.…
Continue reading → When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
This is Part 5 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. After looking at the previous four parts of church discipline…
Continue reading → The Individual’s Responsibility in Church Discipline
This is Part 4 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. Although church discipline is reserved for the shepherds of God's…
Continue reading → Church Discipline in a Christian Non-Profit?
This is Part 3 of a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer on Church Discipline. In Part 1, the practice of church discipline was grounded in…
Continue reading → The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline
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