How do YOU Choose a Church

How do YOU choose a church? This tweet from Scotty Smith made me think yesterday. Don't choose a church family based on who's there, unless the Who is Jesus. Choose a "first love" church, not a "first buzz" church.— Scotty Smith...

American Culture and Christianity

I’m writing this hoping that you’ll go read this report by the Barna Group.  If you’re a a Christian in American culture or, especially, if you’re a spiritual leader, I believe this report is very important to you.  But, if you’re not...

How Much Does Excellence Cost?

I found a great article on Swerve. It made me think a little bit about how we often understand “excellence” and “effectiveness” as a destination or product rather than a byproduct of how we’re doing what we do and how we measure ourselves...

Why I Need the Church

I need the church – the community of saints, the body of Christ. I need to spend time with the church. I need to know and be known by the church. I need to identify with the church. God, in his wisdom, has commanded that I do so but sometimes, in my...

Guest Teaser – If Jim Planted a Church Today

I saw this yesterday on Cass Midgley’s Facebook profile. Cass’s friend Jim is a church planter whose perspective on church planting and spiritual development has changed over the years. Cass has given me permission to reprint a portion of his article....