Page 1 of 3
- 1. Francis Chan: Why Do Gangs Offer Better Fellowship Than the Church?
- Francis Chan relates the story of a man who converted to Christianity after being a gang member, only to be disillusioned and disappointed when he found that the gang offered better community than the ...
- Created on 13 June 2018
- 2. 10 Things You Have to Understand to Experience True Unity ...
- As someone who has had to work hard at unity (from a personal perspective with my family as well as in the church and marketplace), I have come up with 10 things I must understand to achieve true unity ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
- 3. Jack Hayford Speaks a Word of Biblical Unity Into These Polarized Times ...
- Pastor Jack Hayford says everybody is made in the image of God—and that powerful reality should change our everyday interactions. The longtime apostolic elder shares why an understanding of the image ...
- Created on 08 January 2018
- 4. How Pastors Can Cooperate With the Holy Spirit in This Crucial Church Ingredient
- Sharing and having common stewardship of all things is what I call Level 3 Unity. Acts 2:44-45 says, "All who believed were together and had all things in common. They sold their property and goods an ...
- Created on 20 November 2017
- 5. What It Takes for Selfless Love to Permeate Your Church
- The way the early church shared and had common stewardship of all things is what I call "Level 3 Unity." Click here for my last article on this topic. Acts 2:44-45 44 All who believed were together an ...
- Created on 13 November 2017
- 6. Did Martin Luther Destroy the Church's Unity? ...
- I sat in a seminary class and listened as a guest lecturer bashed Martin Luther, accusing him of "destroying the unity of the church." I decided I could not keep silent and so raised my hand. I told th ...
- Created on 06 November 2017
- 7. What the Early Church's Spirit-Led Unity Really Looked Like ...
- In Part 1 we introduced the three levels of the unity of the Spirit that was present in the early church. To recap: Three distinct "levels" of unity of the Holy Spirit as found in Acts 2:42-47 are: Leve ...
- Created on 27 October 2017
- 8. Why the Fear of the Lord Is Crucial to Keep Your Church Unified
- In Part 1, we introduced the three levels of the unity of the Spirit that was present in the early church. To recap: Three distinct "levels" of unity of the Holy Spirit as found in Acts 2:42-47 are: Leve ...
- Created on 06 October 2017
- 9. The 1 Timothy Key to Cultivating Unity in Your Church ...
- In Part 1 we introduced the three levels of the unity of the Spirit that was present in the early church. To recap: Three distinct "levels" of unity of the Holy Spirit as found in Acts 2:42-47 are: Leve ...
- Created on 15 September 2017
- 10. This Is What It Takes for Your Church to See Unity ...
- In Part 1, we introduced the three levels of the unity of the Spirit that were present in the early church. To recap: Three distinct "levels" of unity of the Holy Spirit as found in Acts 2:42-47 are: Leve ...
- Created on 08 September 2017
- 11. Achieving True Unity of the Spirit in Your Church ...
- What does the term "unity of the Spirit" really mean for Christians? Is it an ethereal sixth sense based on feelings or intuition? Is it an intellectual or symbolic type or anthropomorphic construct use ...
- Created on 25 August 2017
- 12. When We Need a Tune-Up
- Emotional intelligence is an important lever to getting things done through others. "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." —Dale ...
- Created on 15 August 2017
- 13. After Charlottesville Riots, Why Aren't Our Churches More Diverse?
- ... e demographics of the church's community. Over 40 percent of the area was non-white and growing, but the church was above 95 percent white. My response was simple: "You are not connecting with your commun ...
- Created on 14 August 2017
- 14. Why It's OK for Your Team to Have Heated Disagreements
- ... is OK. Disrespect, dishonor and disunity is not. #bettertogether #rigorousdebate" Here's the story. One of the conversation topics with our core ENC national leaders was sexual purity and how we shou ...
- Created on 26 June 2017
- 15. Leading Your Team Into Mature Unity ...
- ... results. Strong teams that function well are both mature and unified. Unity and maturity can elude even the best of teams because people view and value both of these elements differently. Essentially ...
- Created on 12 June 2017
- 16. Is Your Church Walking in This Revelation 7 Principle?
- ... members of the churches in both Cape Town and Nashville that God has called us to into a new community, one where ethnic, social, cultural and political differences are subordinated to the central realit ...
- Created on 15 May 2017
- 17. Great Church Groups Have These 2 Emotional Ingredients
- ... d of emotions in very close proximity to one another, if not simultaneously. How does your group (staff team, community group, co-workers, family) handle simultaneous events that are polar opposites emotionall ...
- Created on 29 March 2017
- 18. Uprooting the Bitter Weeds That Kill Your Team's Unity ...
- ... that dreaded word: change. You discover one of your staff is a major gossip. Or a mid-level leader criticizes your latest decision and posts it online. Really? At the core of most of these "unity-slayer ...
- Created on 20 March 2017
- 19. 4 Questions to Help You Improve Your Church-Wide Communication
- Most of us live in close proximity to our smartphones. We are constantly inundated with information and instantaneously have access to more data than we can absorb in a lifetime. Communication has become ...
- Created on 09 January 2017
- 20. How You Can Recognize Spiritually Receptive People in Your Community ...
- Pastor, you're surrounded by dirt. To be more precise, you're surrounded by soil—all kinds of soil. In your community, you have people who are ready to respond to the gospel and people who aren't. Your ...
- Created on 06 January 2017
