In Praise of Less Grandiose Mission Statements
I spoke to a church planter whose vision was lofty: to transform a city for the glory of God, or something like that. He admitted that the reality was a little humbler. Some
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The Open Kitchen Ministry
I remember the first time I saw an open kitchen in a fancy restaurant. You could reserve a table right beside the kitchen and spend your evening watching the chef cook, talking to
Us-Centered or God-Centered?
A radical shift has taken place within the church. Pressure is put on pastors and church leaders to make church about us. The focus is no longer God and how we fit into
Sowing and Reaping
A new friend spoke yesterday about the significance of understanding what Jesus said in John 4:35-38:
Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell
The Value of Weakness
I’ve seen a lot of values listed by churches. Most of them sound lofty. I’ve only seen weakness listed as a value by a church once. The church is Holy Trinity