It never ceases to amaze me that anywhere in the world you say "Christian Education" people automatically think of Sunday school. Is this the only education the church is engaged in? If so, we are in trouble. Let me explain.
Category: Church Leadership
The Value of Church History
Don Clements. Does it matter if I know all that stuff about Martin Luther and John Knox? Does it matter if I know what has happened in the PCA for the past 30 plus years? All I really care about is my own local church and my own personal ministry - and I just don't have time to worry about all th...
Why Should I Study Church History and Tradition?
God has given us his Word as his revealed will, but has also given us hundreds of years of church history to help us better understand and apply his Word to our life and world. The Apostles passed on that tradition to the early church and through the church to us today. We do not worship in a tim...
Small Groups – A Place for Bible Study
Small group ministry is an important facet of many church programs. But small groups meeting without wrestling with the implications of the Scripture for their lives, individually and corporately, are at the very least deficient.
How is the Church to be in the World but Not of it?
The framework for the church to be in the world but not of it requires knowing the Word, knowing what we believe and why, and knowing the transforming effect truth is to have upon our lives. Included in the framework is the need to understand the world--not only to keep ourselves unspotted from t...
Small Groups – A Place to be Known
Small group suggests a level of understanding that grows as people come to know each other better. And that is a significant inhibitor. Many of us don't want to be known. This makes us vulnerable. If they really know me will they still accept me? I ask myself that question. Whether you ask it or ...