Posts Tagged ‘Local Church’
Keys for Ministry Stability and Progress (Part 2)
In the previous post we introduced the following: Ministries need unity in vision, mission, philosophy, and doctrine for the work of the ministry to flourish without being impeded by the turmoil that comes from a mixed multitude of people who fundamentally disagree on any one of these four categories. In this post we’ll pick back…
Read MoreKeys for Ministry Stability and Progress (Part 1)
We seem to live in an age of turmoil and even crisis within large ministry organizations or institutions—whatever major denomination that you observe. And yet we want stability in our own ministries. We want to optimistically move forward successfully fulfilling the mission God has given to us. How can we do so? Ministry stability and…
Read MoreChrist’s Authority Through A Congregation
The early church in Acts had a problem: “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not…
Read MoreDo You Wrestle with This Temptation?
Thomas Overmiller God is always good to his people, all the time. That’s what David affirms in Psalm 73:1. But in doing so, he makes an honest admission. Can you relate? He had been jealous of ungodly people (Psalm 73:2-3). His jealousy centered on their material prosperity and sinful indulgence, free from obvious consequences (Psalm…
Read MoreIdeas for Implementing a Missions Conference
Matt Recker Missions is the mission of the church. We must not grow weary in seeking to bring the Gospel to every person in every nation of the world. We recently had a Missions Conference and it greatly refreshed not only my soul but our entire church as well. A Missions Conference is important. It…
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