Church Planting

“Follow Jesus on the journey he has planned for you, and invite your people along.” “When God called me to plant a church, he intended for me to go on a journey with him. The beginning and end of this journey are not results, but the love of God in Christ. That is the promised

Be The Church Or Make Way For Something Else

Great read for those of us in leadership positions of churches. Enjoy! Be The Church Or Make Way For Something Else Christ is not found in our institutions, he is found in the church. In people who love Jesus, love each other and gather together regularly. Karl Vaters Why does the church exist? It’s not to

Thursday, May 28, 2015 Acuna Mexico Recovery Efforts

As a pastor, I am so proud of my church members and their efforts to help our friends in Acuna, Mexico, after the F4 Tornado. They have been so faithful to serve with glad hearts. Today over 500 meals were given out in love, consisting of meat, beans, rice, bread, and water. Today, the Del

Churches less evangelistic today than ever before

This post comes from Thom Rainer: By almost any metric, the churches in our nation are much less evangelistic today than they were in the recent past. In my own denomination, we are reaching non-Christians only half as effectively as we were 50 years ago (we measure membership to annual baptisms). The trend is disturbing.