Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

Another day, another flight. Nashville to Minneapolis to Calgary. I’m now in Minnesota, waiting. Sat next to the Marlboro Man on my flight from Nash to Minn. Since all USA flights are non-smoking, this guy had a cup of coffee instead of a cigarette. He kept on sipping...
Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

Intentional Community

I’m about to break some unwritten blog law and post a long quote and call it a blog. It comes from “Breaking the Discipleship Code” by David Putman. I read these paragraphs several times this AM, underlined them, then decided to post here. Read slowly. ——————-At the...
Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

How Not to Engage Your Community

No idea where I got this, but it has been sitting in my “blogs to finish” file forever. I think it makes a good point about our attitude toward those who are not yet serving God fully. According to a traditional Hebrew story, Abraham was sitting outside his tent one...
Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

What Is an Every Nation Church (Part IV: Socially Responsible)

Every Nation Churches and Ministries exists to. . . Honor God and EstablishChrist-centered, Spirit-empowered, Socially ResponsibleChurches and Campus ministriesIn Every Nation What does a “socially responsible” church or campus ministry look like? First of all it...
Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

What Is an Every Nation Church (Part III: Spirit-empowered)

Here’s part 3 of my blog about what an Every Nation church or campus ministry is supposed to look like. In summary and review, Every Nation Churches and Ministries exists to. . . Honor God and EstablishChrist-centered, Spirit-empowered, Socially ResponsibleChurches...
Preaching Tips & Brain Rule #4

What Is an Every Nation Church (Part II: Christ-centered)

This is the long-ago promised continuation of this blog about what an Every Nation church is supposed to look like. (I’ve been traveling way too much lately—so my blogging has been less than consistent.) Here’s my best description of why Every Nation Churches and...