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Created on Monday, 25 March 2013 / Kingdom Culture

Tags: Joseph Mattera, local church, obsolete, pastors, congregations, reformation, society
Can you imagine a time when key apostolic leaders—both in the church and marketplace—would come together to exert strong influence over cities, communities and nations, with or without the cooperation ... [ +++ ]

Successful Church Planting Requires Both Passion and Planning

Created on Monday, 18 March 2013 / Church Growth

Tags: Joseph Mattera, church planting, passion, planning, local, team, financial support, community, key leaders
My wife, Joyce, and I planted our local church 29 years ago, Jan. 29, 1984, in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y. We were not sent out with any money and had only a handful of people who volunteered ... [ +++ ]

10 Reasons Business Leaders Reject Their Local Churches

Created on Monday, 25 February 2013 / Main

Tags: Joseph Mattera, Churches, Business, Leaders, Local
I have been a pastor for more than 29 years and have ministered to hundreds of pastors and visited numerous churches over the past three decades. During this time, I have noticed often that key marketplace ... [ +++ ]

Rick Warren: God Wants Your Contribution

Created on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 / Service

Tags: Rick Warren, God, contribution, role, local fellowship, church
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us as so we can help each other.” (1 Cor. 12:7, NLT) God has a unique role for you to play in his family. This is your ministry, and God has gifted you for this assignment: ... [ +++ ]

Local Churches Hold Many Advantages

Created on Thursday, 27 December 2012 / Kingdom Culture

Tags: Local, church, advantages, help, needy
In today’s culture it’s easy to think that the only way to solve the overwhelming challenges we face is either through innovative business or big government. Yet the reality is that the church, despite ... [ +++ ]

Men’s Ministry Receives Wake-up Call

Created on Thursday, 06 December 2012 / Men

Tags: Kenny Luck, men's ministry, Sleeping Giant, flex, core, Every Man Ministries, local, church, healthy, strong
Every Man Ministries and Kenny Luck have created a pair of Sleeping Giant programs to activate vibrant men’s ministry. Centered around supporting the vision of the local church, the Sleeping Giant Total ... [ +++ ]

Reader Response

Created on Friday, 09 March 2001 / Inbox

Tags: Honor and ethics among leaders in local church ministry, Concern over titles and hierarchy in the church.
... Keefauver took in his recent column, "No Honor" (Editor's Note, November/December 2000). Some time ago, I left a church because of the numerous acts of deception on the part of the senior pastor, coupled ... [ +++ ]