Tonight, my 4 year old beat me at Monopoly. Words cannot express the mixture of pride and disbelief I am feeling… It got me thinking though. Her unorthodox approach to the game comes from having no notions of how the game should be played or even that the object of the game is to obtain… Read More »
Church – What Does It Look Like?
One of the things I have really been trying to listen closely to lately is Christ’s heart for his people, especially in this time when everything seems to have ground to a halt. I don’t mean the Spirit’s moving, but everything else. We live in a world where Pakistan, India, North Korea, Iran and only… Read More »
7 Deadly Thoughts Booklets Available
Our next teaching series at Heritage is called Seven Deadly Thoughts. I have posted the study guide in PDF form for those of you who prefer digital stuff. If you want to receive the meditations in a daily email, subscribe to the blog’s feed by email (on the left). For the PDF, click here –… Read More »
Own Your Impact!
There is a very common misconception in small churches that the few can handle the work required to sustain the church’s ministry. We select a pastor; we endow some volunteers with certain leadership roles; and the rest of us can more or less coast along and be served. One of my deacons wrote in an… Read More »
Footholds in the Church, part 3
The previous posts in this series: Satan gets a foothold when you become internally-focused Satan gets a foothold when you don’t guard the roads Although the Turks took Kalliopolis in 1354, it was nearly a century before the Turks finally took Constantine. In the meantime, the Turkish Sultan forced the Byzantine emperors to swear fealty… Read More »
Footholds in the church, part 2
Yesterday, we started this series on Footholds with the thought that Satan gets a foothold in the church when you become internally focused. It is important to remember that a foothold is not just a victory. Satan has little victories all the time. A foothold is a victory that allows the Enemy a permanent position… Read More »
Footholds in the Church, Part 1
In 1354, an earthquake shook the Byzantine city of Kallipolis (modern Gallipoli). Shortly thereafter, the Ottoman Turk armies swept into the city and took it. The significance of this event is that it gave the Turks their first foothold on the European mainland and would eventually allow the Turks to take the Byzantine capital, Constantinople… Read More »
How Churches Are Weathering the Economic SLump
I get the Leadership Network’s weekly email updates. While most the Network has gone over to the emergent scene, they still write some good stuff now and again. I thought this article was particularly interesting.
Our Church’s 20th Anniversary
This morning, our church celebrated our 20th anniversary since the first public worship service – April 23, 1989. Pastor Paul and Sandy Schultz came from New York to be a part of the festivities. Pastor Paul is our founding pastor, and he shared a passionate call to recall our past and look to Jesus’ vision… Read More »
Orthodoxy and Heteropraxis
It is very common to discuss orthodoxy or "proper teaching." It seems like every form of Christianity claims to be orthodox – to have the right doctrine. They claim their form of faith is the proper form. But there is more to being Christian than simply having "proper teaching." Faith must also be lived out.… Read More »
