It has happened again. At the premier of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, a man committed the largest scale mass shooting of innocent people in United States history in Aurora, Colorado. Now Colorado has the dubious place in history as the place where two of the most notorious murderous events have [...]
CITYPOINTE WORSHIP: PURE DISCIPLESHIP WORSHIP
As long ago as a few years I began contemplating a worship service that would focus on deep discipleship Bible study. It was not until several months ago that I began forming a plan for what would become CityPointe Worship. No, it is not a new church with an eclectic [...]
Going deeper as a disciple of Jesus Christ will inevitably reveal that you tend to cause conflict or reduce conflict as you relate to others whether in your family, work, or church. This article is very practical and will help you determine your natural style and then provide biblical principles to help you deal with [...]
This series of articles explores twelve major methods that are effective for making disciples. Keep in mind that in a ubiquitous (all encompassing, everywhere present) disciple-making process, virtually each method is not only encouraged but is planned into the church ministries. Here is a list including links to articles that have been completed in the [...]
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In the introductory article to this series I mentioned several measurable factors as related to the overall health and culture of a church, one of which was functional or effective structures. In the series I am discussing [...]
In the introductory article to this series I mentioned several measurable factors as related to the overall health and culture of a church, one of which was functional or effective structures. In the series I am discussing eleven elements that make up the functional structures of a church:
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A few days ago a friend sent me a link to an article in the USA Today online religion section: http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-07-22-housechurch21_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me. Most of those posting comments remarked about theological points, advantages and disadvantages of being [...]
I have been writing articles for this blog site for just over a year and I am pleased and surprised at the response. There are 224 readers of this blog on a regular basis. I know that does not sound like a huge success, but it is exciting for me. I have endeavored to offer [...]
When I posted the introduction article to this series, I titled #10 as “What is our process for managing conflict?” I have updated this article to use the word “resolving” instead of “managing.” Virtually every organization, church or not, manages conflict in one way or another whether it is ignored, confronted, or resolved, each [...]
I look forward to the Tour de France every summer and have enjoyed following the cycling career and life of Lance Armstrong. He is never satisfied with his past performances, but is always looking ahead to do better. He sees his main competitor as himself rather than other cyclers. He has an amazing story [...]
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