We moved down to Indianapolis to plant a church that will be launching in January but getting people to go to our church isn’t our highest priority. Crazy thing for a church planter to say, isn’t it? People start…
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Our Western prosperity gospel, exported and preached in many Pentecostal African churches, has found fertile soil in the hearts and empty wallets of these impoverished people…
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Many churches, in an attempt to reach more people, built large, elaborate structures that they are now dragging like a ball and chain behind them. Instead of opening up new opportunities for ministry, they have found that their ministry now consists of making desperate appeals on Sunday to bring enough in to pay the utilities…
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As the plans and dreams for our church plant continue to take shape, I’ve been thinking about what it means to cast compelling vision. I wonder if we’ve perhaps placed too much emphasis on getting people to follow our vision instead of finding ways to…
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As part of our preparation for planting a church, we’ve had the opportunity as a family to visit a lot of churches over the last year. Over the course of visiting different churches with my family I’ve learned a lot of things but one thing …
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We’ve all been burned by companies who don’t keep their word. We’ve experienced horrible customer service and managers who won’t make it right. It’s frustrating…very frustrating…
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It has always intrigued me to hear the competitive language some churches have adopted when referring to other churches in the area. Some marketing techniques are more akin to those used by a car dealership trying edge out the competition…
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By now you’ve most likely heard about Pat Robertson’s remarks about Haiti being cursed by God. It only takes a relatively small number of people on the fringe to undermine the image and standing of the majority…
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There’s an ancient principle that says you can learn more about something by first defining what it’s NOT before you try to define what it IS. Let’s take a look at a few things that Church ISN’T…
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Yesterday we had the privilege to attend the launch of City Community Church (t), an amazing new church being planted in downtown Indianapolis. Nathan, Erik and the rest of their team hit it out of the park with a worship set and message that clearly set the stage for what this church is about and [...]
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