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Why People Are Disillusioned with the Church AND Things To Do About It
Why are people disillusioned with the church? There are too many reasons. In a short video, Mark Vanderstelt (Soma Communities) shares insight from a couple in his fellowship that had become disillusioned with church. I summarize the reasons he shared below and offer … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, evangelism, mission, worship
Tagged church, Discipleship, disillusioned Christian, Jesus, mission, Missional Community, organized religon
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6 Dangers That MUST Be Addressed To Save Your Youth Group (and a Response)
Part 1 is an excerpt from an article by Justin Lopez at Austin Stone. Humbly, I offer part 2 as my response. It reflects what I would do about it if I were still leading a youth ministry and is informed by … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, mission, Missional Community Experience, Prayer
Tagged 3dm, community, Discipleship, missioal community, mission, youth ministry
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Bless Three People This Week – Super Short Blog
This is a season when people are very open to being blessed. You may be tempted to forgo the effort to bless others – afterall, people are giving and receiving gifts, telling others “Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Happy Chanukah/Seasons Greetings”, holding doors, … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Work, mission, neighboring
Tagged apostolic journey, BELLS, blessing, Change the World, community, contact work, culture, missional living
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Improving the Neighborhood Food Drive
Last week (Thanksgiving week), the Fellowship of Believers completed our second food drive. Our purposes are to serve our city and be a blessing in our neighborhoods. In terms of serving our city, we collected about twenty-five bags of food. And … Continue reading
Creating a Space that Fosters Spitual Growth
Two values are essential for forming the kind of community environment we try to create for vibrant spiritual growth. Invitation has to do with the sense of being included in the community, welcomed, and valued – not for what you can do but … Continue reading
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