5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology
Discipleship begins at home. Check out Aaron Earls’ blog 5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology for some very practical ways parents can disciple their kids.
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Hope Central
I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. Yes, I realize this is a strange thing to say given I am a social media journalist and spend most of my work day on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. I get tired of the ads, the click bait and the amount of
Millennials Must Not Be the Future of Your Church
“Generational ministry can be a cruel temptress if you let it control you. Do not focus on reaching Millennials and catering to their every whim. Focus on making disciples of your young people, your middle aged people, and your older people. Disciples are the future of your church. Not Millennials.
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The Problem with Drive-By Discipleship
“Pastors and church leaders would do well to model Paul’s investment in their people. Pastors who deeply care for their people, who actually know them well, will see a much better response to their preaching. But pastors who are only present on Sunday to deliver content—God uses this preaching
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Mission Possible
On January 12, 2015 Peter Goodyear, Pastor of Asbury Free Methodist Church in Perth, ON, and Dan Sheffield, Director of Global and Intercultural Ministries left Toronto for Niamey, Niger to visit missionaries David and Jennifer and to ordain a new pastor. This was Peter’s first mission trip and one he
How To Recognize You’re on Sacred Ground
This may be a little ironic from a website trying to get you to read it’s stuff (and posting links on Facebook), but here are some good thoughts from Margaret Feinberg about approaching life and social media. Here are a couple of her thoughts: “We no longer know to slip
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A Way Better Plan
The other day I was listening to a sermon from pastor and author Pete Wilson and he reminded me of something pretty important when it comes to making disciples. I give him full credit for stirring the following thoughts. Peter Wilson cited Matthew 28. Usually we jump down to verse
So What Does It Mean to Love Your Neighbor
“For Jesus, to love your neighbor as you love yourself was to practice justice towards your fellow human beings.” In his blog, “So What Does it Mean to Love Your Neighbor“, Derwin Grey unpacks what “loving your neighbor” could (should?) mean for us and asks us to think through applying
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