I was homeless as a child - lived a much different life than many in the "christian circle..."  but my father taught me something without meaning to...  - there is Freedom in Jesus. Ministry is a synonym to Messy. I learned after fighting for attention for a long time after pushing to be ... Continue

Alice Cooper was a guest on the Christian program "The Harvest Show" recently to talk about his Solid Rock Foundation — a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth and teens. An amazing story about a preachers kid who ran from the faith - that has come back. Continue

I want to hear from those who are tired of the church walk - tired of the day in and day out church stuff... As I am helping build a new church here in Ohio - I want to hear what are the reasons you have left the church - been ... Continue

“The Big Red Tractor” is a children’s story that Francis Chan wrote to illustrate the current condition of the Church the church is far to often fine taking care of its own...  but this human effort - the planning, the singing, the... movement...  far to often we are a movement ... Continue

Are you a natural encourager?    Do you validate the lives of the people you come in contact with? What if - you tried - just for one week to say something affirming to every person you came into contact with... What if the Church did the same thing?  Imagine the impact we ... Continue

Albert Einstein once commented that the kind of thinking that will solve the world's problems will be of a different order to the kind of thinking that created those problems in the first place.  This is often very tough for the church.   How can a leopard change its spots?   Worse ... Continue

Working with people in distant lands one would find it difficult to translate languages to be able to communicate.   Enter www.BabelWith.me  A great tool from the folks over @ LifeChurch.tv If you are the parent of a child, especially one in Home School perhaps, and wish to allow them to extend ... Continue

Do the scriptures call every Christian to participate in Winning Souls for the Kingdom? YES. Ademola Ishola, general secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, calls soul winning a "spiritual responsibility" for every believer.   Is your church preparing people to become mini-evangelists?    According to Ishola, 20% of church members are active.   If ... Continue

One of the last things Jesus said before he went back to Heaven was for us to make disciples!   If you have a passion to reach people who are far from God and bring them into the Kingdom chances are you already know these ... Talk about Jesus ALL OF THE ... Continue

[caption id="attachment_574" align="aligncenter" width="681" caption="Strategy Icons Designed by Auxano Creative"][/caption] Will Mancini - the Clarity Evangelist posted this recently on his blog... #1 Programs don’t attract people; people attract people (Aubrey Malphurs) #2 Think steps not programs; strategy makes the next step simple, easy and obvious. (Andy Stanley) #3 Strategy is a missional map, therefore ... Continue