-
Join 461 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Tag Archives: church growth
The Encouragement of Involvement
After the defeat of Ammonites and Moabites, lands east of the Jordan River, the Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh came to Moses and asked if it were possible for them to settle east of the Jordan. They … Continue reading
Old Testament Parallels, Moses (Exodus 3,4) and Reluctant Ambassadors
The story is familiar to most people who have even a modest knowledge of the Bible: the call of Moses at the burning bush. Moses the Israelite had been raised as an adopted child of privilege in the house of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, church growth, courage, doubt, evangelism, faithlessness, fear, good news, Gospel, hope, leadership, obedience, persecution, sacrifice, speech, suffering, truth
Leave a comment
A Church Where Everyone Ministers
Are you involved in the church’s activities? This question might be answered in a number of ways by various people in the church. Some would say that they’re up to their eyeballs in church activities, while others, on the other … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged body, church, church growth, clergy, evangelism, faithfulness, fellowship, growing faith, involvement, laity, meaning of life, obedience, persecution, priesthood of all believers, priests, religion, sacrifice, work, worship
Leave a comment
From the Mouths of the “Unchurched”
Last week in this bulletin article we started considering how we might grow in numbers. We noted that we must start we “going”, the original command of the Lord and the proven best way. If we want to grow, we … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged church growth, evangelism, growth, unchurched
1 Comment
If We Go, They Will Come
In the last couple of months I’ve talked about some of the ways and means of spiritual growth. Certainly more can be said about this and probably will be over the course of this year (Lord willing). But another important … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged change, church, church assembly, church growth, correcting, edification, entertainment, evangelism, false worship, growth, insiders, manner of worship, numbers, outsiders, pattern, purpose, sin, teaching, televangelists, training, worship
Leave a comment
parklinscomb 
Books and THE Book
I love books; I always have. There’s something almost magical about opening the cover of a book and looking inside for an escape from the ordinary or sit at the feet of people with something interesting to say. My day-off … Continue reading →