Apprentice 2 Jesus

Church

  • The necessity of the Church

    “There are Christians, of course, who never put their names down on a membership list; there are Christians who refuse to respond to the call to worship each Sunday; there are Christians who say, ‘I love God but I hate the church.’ (Or, in our day, ‘I’m spiritual, not religious.’) But they are members all… Read more

  • The bravest church I know

    There are churches, thousands of them all over the world, full of incredibly brave people. They aren’t always celebrated. Sometimes they are “large” in number, but don’t have very good tech people who give them a web presence and “platform.” That would be because they exist in countries outside the U.S., where it’s not as… Read more

  • Can we recapture “evangelical”

    A term that will take a beating.  Read more

  • Pastoral “burnout”

    We reward the doing and we haven’t bless the being. Read more

  • A Eulogy for the Religious Right

    Russell Moore is a Southern Baptist. I listen to this guy and think, “HOW?” He is so balanced on issues… but then people think of me as a label and probably think, “HOW?” as well. THIS IS WORTH THE TIME TO LISTEN. His speech starts around 15:30. It’s worth the time to hear his analysis… Read more

  • The New Reformation

    Let us be finally freed from our hunger for political power. Read more

  • Early warning system

    It’s not a time for panic. It’s a time for prayer. Not a prayer about who will “win” the election, but deep prayer that will call the Church back to listening to the Spirit NO MATTER WHAT. Read more

  • Coaching and mentoring

    Our church leadership is praying through next steps of how we can help other churches pray and discern what the Spirit may be leading them to do in revitalization.  Read more

  • May we be known by our generosity

    Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame,… Read more

  • The loss of “power” and finding POWER

    And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness… Read more