The Slow and Steady of Revitalizing your Church

By Peter Johnson |

A few months ago I wrote about St. John’s Syndrome.  St John’s syndrome is described as “the tendency of churches to become less effective the longer they are in existence.”  The two keys to overcoming St. John’s Syndrome are to rediscover the original values of the church (“do the things you did at first/ going…

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5 Ways to Find and Trust The Help You Need

By Cedrick Brown |

“So, if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once – if I have found favor in Your sight…” Numbers 11:15 How does kill me at once and finding favor in the sight of God go together in the same sentence, or better yet, in the same thought pattern? Well, it…

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Have we outsmarted Jesus?

By Eddie Cole |

Have you ever considered how some of the ways today’s respected leaders suggest we shouldn’t do ministry are precisely the ways Jesus did ministry? In some ways, it seems we’ve outsmarted Jesus. Take a look at the conferences and literature that are intended to guide the American Church. Our American Church culture seems like the…

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No one needs you. Now what?

By Joe Henseler |

  “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.”  Exodus 18:17-19 When confronted by his father-in-law about the work he has taken on, Moses responds very much like most of us would…

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All Churches Multiply

By Tony Balsamo |

  What was the first thought that went through your mind when you read that title?  If you’re anything like me, you’ve been turned off over so much emphasis on church multiplication at any expense that the mere suggestion of multiplication completely frustrates you. Yet, every church multiplies… Whether intentional or not, whether healthy or…

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