purpose of the church

4 kinds of churches

Generally, churches appear to be marked by one of 4 traits: …(Continue Reading)

Ask God...

Ask God to move church leaders in the US and around the world to not live to preserve but live to love and lead. …(Continue Reading)

Friday's Reflection - Greatest Sin of the Church

The greatest sin of the church is self-preservation. A church that is willing to fail is the healthiest and most alive ~ Neil Cole …(Continue Reading)

Safer to Send them out then Keep them Inside

You’ll...discover that sending your people out is safer than trying to keep them happy inside the programs, small groups, and four walls of the building. …(Continue Reading)

Why Sucking Christians Out of the World Reinforces Sinful Culture

Kimberly and I visited a huge church in south Austin this morning. They put on the Christmas Tree performance, a 33 foot Christmas tree with the heads of around 75 choir members popping out fro …(Continue Reading)

Why the Goal of the Gospel is not to get People Into Church

Hugh Halter said it way better than I ever could. Here's a lengthy quote from his book, but worth every word: …(Continue Reading)

Monday's Maxim - What is Missional?

A missional church is a church that believes it's been sent. If they really believe this, the only question is going to be "To whom?" and "How?" ~ John Herrington