What Jack Said

I am a fan of C. S. Lewis (known to his friends as “Jack”). Jack had the unique and enviable ability to condense great truth in a few words. Some of my favorite quotes are…
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun [...]

Risk Assessment

I’m not sure where this came from, but it certainly communicates how poor we are at assessing true risk.
As human beings, we pride ourselves on being the only species that understands the concept of risk. Yet we have a contradictory habit of worrying about mere possibilities while ignoring probabilities—of building barricades against perceived dangers while leaving [...]

What Do All Growing Churches Have in Common?

That is the question asked by my friend and former associate, Josh Hunt, on his website – www.joshhunt.com.
Josh is one of the most creative thinkers I know. His insights into church life have motivated me for years, and I find myself quoting him regularly (“Use your gift to grow your group” “People opposed to [...]

So You’re Looking for a Church Home – part 3

Gene Mims has written a witty and helpful book entitled The Seven Churches NOT in the Book of Revelation,
Mims sees seven types of churches in American evangelicalism. While any one church could fit several categories, I believe Mims is remarkably accurate in his summary of church types. I’ve added the “recognized by…” statements.
Anyone [...]

So You’re Looking for a Church Home – part 2

Simply to mention “church home” raises many questions:
IS IT OK NOT TO BELONG TO A CHURCH?
George Barna, in his book, Revolution, says that church membership can be detrimental to spiritual health, distracting to the mission God has given, or simply irrelevant. A common response to Barna is to quote – “forsake not the assembling together….” [...]