Indeed, our faith calls us to action and accountability as God’s people. The Old and New Testaments of the Bible express a preoccupation with justice. For example, biblical teaching found in Isaiah, “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression” and Hebrews, “… remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” are just two examples of the ancient Judeo-Christian witness to a God with unwavering commitment to justice.
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Don’t Give Up Praying for Your Children
The more accumulated time I spend in Scripture, the more I read history, and the more I observe as I grow older, the less confidence I place in my perceptions of how things appear at any given point.
SIX MARKS OF A CHURCH CULTURE THAT DEEPLY CHANGES LIVES: PART 3
In this podcast, Pete Scazzaro expands on the third quality of a church culture that deeply changes lives: beneath-the-surface discipleship. In a church culture that deeply changes lives, no one assumes people are maturing on the basis of activities such as church attendance, small group involvement, and serving. Instead, they understand maturity is the fruit of the slow, hard work of following the crucified Jesus.
SIX MARKS OF A CHURCH CULTURE THAT DEEPLY CHANGES LIVES: PART 2
In part 2 of this series on six marks of a church culture that deeply changes lives, Pete explores integrity in leadership. When we have integrity in leadership, we do not pretend to be something on the outside that we are not on the inside. Pete looks at integrity as a continuum, examines what it means to guard the integrity of the ministry or family we lead, and finally offers a few pointers on practical ways to raise the level of your own integrity that will inevitably impact those you lead.
SIX MARKS OF A CHURCH CULTURE THAT DEEPLY CHANGES LIVES: PART 1
In this Podcast episode, Pete explores the first and most important characteristic of a church culture that deeply changes lives – a slowed down spirituality. This is a church culture where people refuse to allow a hurried world to set the pace for their lives but instead live by rhythms that are slower and more deliberate. They set aside time each day to immerse themselves in Scripture, silence, and solitude, which are foundational practices for their communion with Jesus.
GOD IS ALREADY WORKING. SO WHAT NOW? LAS VEGAS GIVES A CLUE
Our primary job is to try to see where and how God has been working and to partner with him in bringing people to redemption in Jesus. Understanding that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God and in the deepest possible way made for God, we can assume that every human is motivated by spirituality and search for meaning. Let’s let Las Vegas be a case study…
HOW MUCH DOES CHURCH-AS-MOVEMENT COST?
Buildings, budgets and bigshots are the movement killers to the reproduction of churches, leaders and disciples. Recently I was in a pastor’s meeting and many were wondering how their churches would continue. Some were selling their facilities just for survival. Survival is one thing, but reaching a city is quite another.
CHURCH FOR THE REST OF US
One way to identify a narrative is by looking at who is missing from our church bodies, or who is uncomfortable in them…and then find out why. The last few years has introduced me to a group often ignored or even shamed in our churches: Introverts.
THE MISSIONARY’S GREATEST DUTY IS NO DUTY AT ALL
What does the story of Jesus healing ten leapers have to do with a missionary’s duty? While churches are often ready to applaud missionaries as they run themselves dry, Jesus stands ready to rejuvenate them, take their burdens, and send them on their way.
RECAP: GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENTS
Watch the highlights from the Spring 2018 Greenhouse Environments training intensive.
Back in February 2018, several church leaders met together for a Greenhouse Environments training intensive. Greenhouse Environments is part of the Alliance Southeast’s MIP (Multiplication Impact Process) that is the umbrella initiative that includes Gospel Footprint and Flywheel.