church growth
How Relevant is Stewardship?
Isaiah 56:9-12 (9) All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. (10) His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. (11) Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds [...]
Is the Website a Means of Grace?
The means of grace are the “outward signs, words, and actions” given by God to open our hearts to God’s presence and power. They lead to new ways of thinking and behaving by engaging the senses, challenging the mind, and stirring the heart. When we receive the means of grace as a gift from God, we [...]
Essentials for Breaking Worship Barriers: Part One
By Bill Easum Over the next few days, I will be blogging on the essentials to breaking the following worship barriers- 200, 500, 1000, 1500, and 3000. Today I will begin by listing the essentials for breaking 200. Breaking the 200 in Worship Barrier A full time worship leader who functions also as a pastor [...]
Letter to Diognetus
This rendition of the Letter to Diognetus is in my own words, taken from the Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. I. I haven’t left anything out, and where any important issue comes up, I’ve leaned towards not changing the wording of the Edinburgh translators. Their work, however, is over a century old, so you’ll find this [...]
Adding to the Story
I just returned home from a weekend of spiritual reflection and renewal with some challenging thoughts. We did an exercise where we were asked to draw a picture of OUR spiritual journey. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, put your thousand word journey of spiritual growth in a pictorial representation. My initial thought was [...]
2011 State of the Church Address
State of the Church Address for 2011 Present January 30, 2011
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Leadership
Making Disciples: Time to Grow Up!
God wants you to grow up. “God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love – like Christ in everything.” Eph. 4:15a (Msg) “We are not meant to remain as children…” Eph 4:14a (Ph) Your heavenly Father’s goal is for you is to mature and develop the characteristics [...]
Making Disciples Part 2
What we are most committed to both as people and as the church define who we are and what we will become. As we look to the future we must come to terms with what kind of church are we now and what kind of church we want to be. When I think about FUMC, [...]
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