[ad_1] Organizationally, starting a church from scratch is similar to putting up a company or organization. Where people of the same faith and interest gather together to agree to put up an institution. Starting a church is only unique in a way that it is meant to spread the Gospel and to uplift the spirituality […]
[ad_1] I discovered psychology when I was a university freshman, many years ago. I loved everything about that first course, even the multiple choice tests and especially the section about counseling. Religion was not mentioned in the course, except in a negative way, but in my mind, I could see glimpses of how this newly-discovered […]
[ad_1] One of the most helpful ways that Paul explained our relationship to Christ and to the Church is the teaching that all believers together form the body of Christ, the Church with Him as the Head. Since we all have a fairly good understanding of our own body and how it works, we can […]
[ad_1] The number seven is the number of completion and fulfillment and within the book of Revelations we clearly read about seven churches, which are: The church of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. These seven churches are collectively referred to as the Asia Minor churches of John’s day. The author of the […]
[ad_1] I was having lunch with a friend the other day whose church is contemplating merging with another church in their area. Their pastor was approached by the leadership of the other church and was offered the invitation. They have experienced significant church growth and have outgrown their current facility. The other church has a […]
[ad_1] Actual History of the Rise of Contemporary Christian Music The hippie Summer of Peace took place in 1967. By 1968 the drug branch of hippie culture had separated from the peace and love branch and that branch itself split into secular and Jesus people wings. Church kids had been singing “camp songs” since the […]
[ad_1] There are many different geographical locations for churches. Some are city churches, some are countryside churches and there are also mega churches and community churches. My focus is on community churches and how they have a responsibility to the community that they are located in. That church in the community is a change agent […]
[ad_1] Not long ago, author Frank Viola asked me if I’d ever read his book “Pagan Christianity.” Well, I just did and, mercy! What an eye-opener! I had the privilege of attending two of Viola’s sessions at a conference last Labor Day weekend. A woman there who had read the book quipped, “After I read […]
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