“Guard This Man” (1 Kings 20:39) is the Men’s Ministries theme for 2019. The “man” we are to guard, for the sake of application, is one’s self. Philippians 4:7 states, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”1 This verse echoes that whatever is in the heart comes out. It…
Fellowship of Differents Scot McKnight Friends, this is a book to be read and re-read, a book that should be wrestled with and courageously applied to our local church life. Scot McKnight’s Fellowship of Differents calls us to think of the church as God’s world-changing social experiment, a place of difference and differents. As we,…
This article is part 2 of a two-part series on healthy community. Read part 1 here. What if someone told you that church people are fake and judgmental? Would you be offended? These overgeneralizations hurt the reputation of the Church, yet, mainstream culture feels justified in holding Christians to a higher standard – and rightfully…
Expanding Your Community By Irvina Parker, Girls’ Ministries Director In March of this year, the internet turned 30 years old. We could spin a lot of tales about the pros and cons of what this invention has brought to the table, but that is not the intention of this article. One thing that we cannot…
The Christian community is wonderful– until it’s not. It is profoundly fulfilling to be part of a healthy church or Christian organization. Conversely, when churches and ministries become toxic, it’s miserable. When Christians do community, there are certain expectations. We want to be welcomed, appreciated, respected, and trusted. In short, we want to be able…
We Saved You a Seat, by Lisa-Jo Baker, is a great resource for your Women’s group that is looking to cultivate deeper, more meaningful friendships. Great for all ages, We Saved You a Seat challenges participants to connect the truths of Jesus to realities of their everyday relationships. LifeWay says the following about this Bible…
Now More Than Ever By Debi Adams I believe we live in a time where the importance of sound doctrine is more critical than any other time in history! The culture we live in is calling wrong right and right wrong. We are warned of this very thing: For the time will come when they…
An Unpopular Gospel By Stephen Jones, Student Ministries Advisory Team Leader “And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching…” WHAT teaching, exactly? If you read the last post in this series, you might recall reading about the common threads found in all of Peter’s messages delivered after the Day of Pentecost– how Peter…
