Does the church make disciples or do disciples make disciples?
The answer is really both with some nuance. So many churches think they are making disciples because they meet on Sunday. As if attending means maturing. But it doesn’t. Going to hear a sermon (on its own) won’t make or grow disciples. When everyone is doing it, no one is doing it. If you think […]
How to Find the Right Church
You can walk in the door of many different churches and get pretty much the same thing: greeted at the door, great sermon, powerful worship team, etc etc… How does one decide which church to attend? Is it the one that best meets your needs? The one where you can grow the most? The one […]
A Free Course – The Fundamentals of Home Church
Want a free course on the fundamentals of home church? Here is one I created a while back…10 lessons and 10 action items (to keep it practical) covering: You can access the course here – Home Church Fundamentals If you have any questions, please ask in the comments!
Ignorance Only Works So Long Before it is Disobedience
Why is it that Jesus can give direct commands and we completely ignore Him? For instance, “Go and make disciples…” – Matt 28:19 That means someone else. That means “only the apostles.” That must mean anything other than “me”! Here is the deal, if you don’t know how to make a disciple – go learn […]
Church in the Bible vs Church Today
Church in the Bible In the early church, the apostles came through a town found people who were willing to have a conversation, shared the gospel with them, brought people to faith in Christ, baptized them and taught them further. Eventually, the apostles left as local leaders emerged. Someone or a few someones opened their […]
5 Reasons Home Churches are Essential to the Future of Christianity in America
There are countries in the world where the population growth rate has gone so low that it is nearly impossible to recover from. I believe something similar is happening to the traditional American church model. Churches are closing. That isn’t really new news. They have always closed since Paul’s day. But they are closing at […]
What To Do With the Kids in Home Church…4 Viable Options
This is the age old question but I think it is actually not the right question. This question could lead to babysitting kids while the adults talk and miss a huge opportunity to use the gathering time to include and mature the faith in our kids! There are four options and I explain them at […]
Three Things The Traditional Church Needs to Survive (Hint – all three are being challenged right now)
The traditional church model (churches that meet in buildings, have paid staff, etc) worked as long as a few things were in place: But today… This means we need new approaches to continue to have flourishing churches. How Home Churches Help Home churches help solve these issues because they: I believe we need both approaches […]
Is Fasting the Missing Piece In Your Faith?
Fasting may be a missing piece in your walk with Jesus. I was messaging with a younger Christian and fasting came up. What made me so happy about that was they brought it up as something they saw as a next step in their walk. I couldn’t agree more. Fasting may be the most important […]
Does the Restoration Movement Need Restored?
Does the Restoration Movement need to be restored? What a question! Some believe it was accomplished in the early to mid 1800s and we need to keep things frozen in time during the heyday of the Church of Christ. But is that really the case? Or are there aspects of the Restoration Movement that neglected […]