Why is that? Are people rejecting the Church? Are they rejecting Jesus or the good news of the gospel? Maybe it’s not so much any of these and what’s really happening is that the Church is guilty of false advertising. (more…)
People say to me: “I think my friends may be more open to what I’m learning about God, but I really don’t know how to articulate what I believe...” OR “I rarely talk to friends or co-workers about my faith because I don’t want them to feel like I’m cramming it down their throats...” (Whatever that means?)
Here’s a cool way to share your faith that has never been weird or received poorly by others when I’ve done it like this. (more…)
Whether we are aware of it or not, everyone is being “baptized.” While the church baptizes believers in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the culture is baptizing us into the trinitarian values of consumption, production, and acquisition.
This week on the Lifeschool Podcast we talk with author and pastor Eric Peterson and get a pastoral perspective on the power of baptism to lead people deeply into a more sacred way of life.
Is the form in which we receive a message as important as the message itself? (more…)
When folks are forming discipleship relationships, and building healthy missional communities, on many occasions I’ve had people say to me,
“I’m not this huge gatherer and people person. I’m not naturally wired to be the life of the party.”
Is it time to leave your church? You didn’t always feel this way… but lately, you’ve had a nagging discomfort that it may be time to leave and find a new church home. But you wonder, “Is it just me?!”
This week on the Lifeschool Podcast, we’ll try and help you make that decision. We give you 7 legitimate reasons why it may be time to leave your church, and some cautions you may want to heed first.
