We have been looking for ways to reach out to and serve our community as we prepare for launching our new church. We recently contacted the Westfield Fire Department and asked if we could put together an appreciation luncheon for the fire fighters as a way of saying thank you for what they do…
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This topic and the title for this post isn’t meant to be divisive (although there are some who might take it that way). I really believe in reading the Bible with an open mind and heart and not shying away from the natural questions…
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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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