“Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 The old adage, “two heads are better than one,” is true in most situations. Unless you’re trying to decide what restaurant to go to. But in ministry, this truth runs the whole of Scripture. God said that it was…
Month: December 2017
A good article from Together for the Gospel called, “Why Charismatics and Calvinists Need Each Other,” speaks of the possible unity between missional oriented Charismatics and theological depth of the Calvinists. He begins by describing why we are so separated. This separation has never been more apparent than the present. It’s…
“And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.” Ac 2:44–45. As I have said before, the passage in Acts 2:42-47 moves people today to ask the question, ““Why does…
In studying the topic of partnership and working together I found myself writing different phrases that mean the same thing: Churches that partner together. Churches that work together. Partnering churches. Churches who work alone. To simplify my writing and note taking I am creating new words: multichurch, monochurch, and cochurch. These aren’t the only…
Acts tells the story of the beginning of the Church. The first church grew from 120 people to over 3000 in one day. Reading Acts 2:42-47 we see a mega-church united in body and spirit. Many read these passages and ask the question, “Why does the Church today look so…
Unity. What every church preaches, and yet, never practices. Sure, each church loves to come together and fellowship within their own buildings, their own congregations, their own traditions. But, hardly ever do they work with other churches or other traditions in the community. If it wasn’t for Good Friday community…