Jesus’ Question and Assessing Church Culture

Church culture and church leadership culture is not always healthy. I am sure that is no surprise to you. Jesus’ question in John 5:6 (“Do you want to get well?”) is so important for our church leadership to answer in the affirmative if we are ever going to turn the corner and get healthy. Take […]

Codependent Churches – a Major Barrier to Change

People who grow up with an alcoholic parent know there is a problem but no one is allowed to talk about it. The elephant is in the room but no one can name it. Everyone dances around it. When visitors come by we have tremendous pressure to make the unhealthy things look healthy and put […]

10 Shifts for the Future in Churches of Christ

I don’t know if you have noticed this or not but most churches are in decline. Not only that, most churches are getting older. The demographics are shifting with less and less young people in our churches. We also see this reflected in many of our lectureships. What is our gut reaction to this? For […]

One Generation to Normalize Discipleship

Discipleship is the most biblical thing many in Churches of Christ won’t have anything to do with. It just isn’t normal. I have asked class after class, individual after individual, if they have ever been intentionally discipled. The resounding answer from the adults I have been around is, “No.” One or two might say a […]

Is the Great Commission for Us Today?

It is hard to believe but there are some people who really believe we don’t have to make disciples today. I think there are several reasons for that: 1 – We haven’t focused on making disciples in the past and we really enjoy and are comfortable with the conversations we already know. 2 – Discipleship […]