Survival After Youth Camp
During the summer months, teenagers all across the United States fill up church vans to trek to their favorite student camps. My testimony…
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Student Pastors Aren’t in the Bible (And Neither Are the Rest of Our Church Positions)
While I admit that some aspects of student ministry need to be evaluated, edited, or eliminated, I am not one who desires to get rid of the entire paradigm. I believe that there is biblical teaching and cultural wisdom that shows the need for the home and the church to partner together for the discipleship of the next generations.…
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Is a Church Growing If at the Expense of Another Church Declining?
One day, as I was engaging in some yard work, I came across a curious display of foliage surrounding a small tree in the…
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May’s Focus: Leadership
It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a new focus at church. Each month, we are focusing on a specific…
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Truths, Trends, and Traditions
There is a major difference between an inspired book and an inspiring book. Scripture is the only book inspired (literally, breathed out) by…
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Never Forget How Far You’ve Come
Ministry has gotten comfortably uncomfortable. One of my greatest prayers and passions as a Christian is to be salt and light within a…
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Don’t Decry Church “Programs” from Within a Church Program
Church culture is always a funny thing. Every so many years, a new church trend comes along and everyone starts jumping on a…
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April’s Focus: Guests
It’s hard to believe that my family has been at Rocky Creek for 2 months now. So much has happened in these initial…
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Order in the Church
Titus 1:1-9 Churches can easily drift from the biblical mandate. God’s Word provides specific directions to bring order within a church family. God…
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Biblical Church Growth
Biblical Church Growth is a great resource by Gary L. McIntosh. He addresses what the Bible says about church growth versus what current…
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7 Essentials for a Small Group
Scripture commands believers to meet together (Heb 10:24-25) for mutual edification. Regardless of what you call the group, meeting together with a group…
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She Will Wear White
The Book of Hosea is the account of when God asked a preacher to marry a prostitute to illustrate how he loves his…
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