Increase Influence for Tomorrow Feed Children Today You have been hearing a lot about Modern Inklings and the launch of Expedition Life over the last few days, but we want to share a vital part of what this launch is all about. One of the goals of Modern Inklings is to help train Millennial Leaders for … Continue reading Help Us Feed Children In Need
Imagine Your New Reality...Now Chase It Down When I was little I was captured by the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There was something about Gene Wilder's depiction of Willy Wonka that simply drew me in. Things like Oompa Loompa's and chocolate rivers were amazing for my young mind to comprehend. Whether I was reading … Continue reading Engage Your Imagination
Last week I pulled back the curtain just a little bit on how I approached developing a discipleship series. Discipleship classes and programs can be challenging to develop and write because there are so many different directions it could go. For this reason, last week I focused on answering the question 'why'. Why do you … Continue reading Developing a Discipleship Class Series: Creating a Structure
In recent years, many churches have begun implementing leadership development programs to increase the leadership acumen of their pastors, staff, volunteers and congregants. Maybe for the sake of simplicity, or due to an uncertainty between the two, these leadership development programs have become intermingled with discipleship processes, often resulting in an overshadowing of one or … Continue reading Seperating Discipleship and Leadership Development
My personal experience in guiding individuals through spiritual growth reveals a common disconnect between the development of one’s mind with spiritual disciplines, heart attitudes, and overall behavior. For some, it seems they do not see the crucial role the mind plays in the process. The early founders of the church believed those who follow Christ … Continue reading Renew the Mind
When Jesus began his ministry, he was thrust into a diverse community of social dynamics where Romans oppressed Jews, wealthy oppressed poor, men oppressed women, and religious elite oppressed unlearned religious commoners (Hurtado, 2006). Jesus’ teachings addressed this issue by making unclean things clean (Mk. 7:14-23), healing an unclean woman shunned by the community (Mk. … Continue reading Should Church Leadership Be Inclusive?
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