Easter of 2020 will be one of the more memorable for all of us. It is the day which puts the greatest amount of emphasis on the core of our faith. In 2020, it also highlighted the fragile nature of our earthly lives. As I begin my Monday morning of work, meetings, video conference calling, […]
Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, He was consistent in sending out the disciples to minister and tell of the Messiah’s arrival. When we come to the end of Jesus’ time on earth, He gave four commissions.
In Acts 9, we read the story of Saul’s conversion and the beginning of his ministry. It was a rocky start as the church was suspicious of his trustworthiness. Once the church accepted him, it
I like using the terms faithfulness and fruitfulness to describe the progress congregations are to make. It allows leaders to focus on disciple-making as the primary work rather than events designed to simply assemble crowds. Recently, my
Each year, millions of Christians are violently persecuted for their faith and thousands are martyred for the cause of Christ. Every year, churches from around the world observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted
Somewhere along the way, someone designated the second Sunday of October as “Clergy Appreciation Day.” Eventually, it became known as “Pastor Appreciation Day.” Now, in some places you’ll read about all of October being observed