The vision of the Free Methodist Church is to see a healthy church within the reach of every Canadian and beyond. Here are some of the ways that we are currently working to make that happen.
In response to the abundance of articles that keep trying to tell us what is going to change, Rich Birch takes time to remind us of the things that aren’t likely to change. Read Rich Birch’s, “9 Things That Will Still Be True for Your Church in 10 Years.”
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In his blog, “A Reason for the Lack of Discipleship in Church: Unknown Destination,” Robby Gallaty echoes some stuff I wrote about last month, but we can never hear this enough.
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“Scriptures clearly remind us that God is building his church. But the reality of church can seem so contradictory to this truth. Reggie McNeal once wrote, “We have the best churches men can build, but we are still waiting for the church that only God can get the credit for.” When
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The more I read and learn about church health, church renewal and church revitalization, the more I become convinced that prayer is a major component of it all. And I know, I know – that seems like such an obvious pastor/ leader thing to say but hear me out. If
I’m never going to write a book. Well, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to write a book. I mean, I have no plans for a book. I don’t dream of being an author. And writing this blog just about kills me so I can’t imagine writing much more than
Daniel Darling’s Why Christians Don’t Evangelize is aimed at pastors but we should all prayerfully consider what might be true of us and ask for God’s help to change.
Small Church guru Karl Vaters sounds a call for creatives to emerge and reminds the rest of us how we can help them. Read Vaters’, “The Church Needs More Creative Christians – And Better Critics.”
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In “3 Commitments For Which John Wesley Thought All Christians Should Be Accountable“, Kevin Kinghorn reminds us of historical accountability practices and challenges us to consider our response today.
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I was recently challenged to contribute some original Church Health Thursday stuff. Up until now, I have simply curated what I hoped would be helpful and thought provoking content. I will continue to do that. But I will also chime in with what I am noticing and learning. This is
“For followers of Jesus, there will come moments in our lives where what he wants for us and what we want for us part ways. Perhaps you’ve been there. These are crucial times, when we are forced to answer an uncomfortable question: Am I really a follower of Jesus, or am I
