From: Institute of Church Leadership Development http://www.churchleadership.org Have an honest desire to know Him more fully and with a good attitude based on growing in Christ rather than seeking just what you want. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=44007&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Means being set apart for God's use. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42544&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Summarizing What God Calls Us To Do = Depending On The Cross! They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41875&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Learning is to learn and grow from the experience the Lord gives us so we are an example for His work! http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41891&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Nothing in our Christian lives is as important or compares to the value of learning God's Word and then incorporating His precepts into our lives. Thus, memorizing a passage of Scripture is an essential way not only to know His Word, but to know and grow in our Lord and Savior. Yet, many Christians have neglected, even negated this discipline, including me on occasions. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=44005&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Allows us to give to others because God has given abundantly to us. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42542&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 What would your church look like if you took away the pastor(s), the music and worship, the buildings, the favored programs, the sacraments and ceremonies, as well as the events and Sunday School? What would you have left? The answer of what is left is what impacts and what resounds in your church, and is where your church's health lies. Because doing church is not about the pastor, the observances, or the programs. It is about how we... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41874&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Energizer is the importance of influence, and being attractive with Christ who gets excited and is joyful for Him! http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41885&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 What will you do with this incredible opportunity of expanding the Gospel so others can know and grow in Christ? http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=144222&view=post&blogid= Fri, 7 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400 We can master the entire Bible and even be totally transformed by the Word, but, if nothing comes from it, it is meaningless and nearly worthless. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=44004&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Is the attitude of accepting whatever God provides. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42541&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 These are the 12 characteristics that form a church that pleases our Lord. Each of these distinctions are extremely important; however I feel I placed them in a hierarchal arrangement. That is the first one is more important than the second. And the first one begets the second that begets the third and so forth. So each one when practiced is... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41873&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 What gets your church off its path? What needs to be done to bring it back? http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=144221&view=post&blogid= Fri, 7 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Some Christians have no problems with interpretation, it is the application and obedience that they have trouble with. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=44003&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Means to know and do what God expects. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42540&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When we take careful view of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, we see three areas of responsibility that we are called to do. John 15 expresses these three priorities all together beautifully, and I list several other passages that support these essential priorities, just turn to a concordance and see for yourself. Out of these priorities, we can take God's Word and contextualize it to the streets and to the direct needs of the people, so they can come to the knowledge of our Lord. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41872&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 How important is hope for you and your people? http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=144148&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400 First of all this is not an essential issue, as "Eschatology," meaning End Times Theology, is debatable and has no real bearing on orthodoxy versus unorthodoxy, unless it is distracting you from the person and work of Christ. Nor is this even an important issue, as God is far more concerned with our... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=43940&view=post&blogid= Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Is an aspect of worship, expressing to God. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42539&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 It all comes down to this point: God's call for the Church versus ours. Who is running "your" show and who gets the glory? Or better put, whose show is it and what are you showing? Your attitude and motivation come from what you favor and prefer and these ideas come from a sense of desires and pride that in turn run the church. Or, we can manage "our" church from a sense of call and responsibility as the stewards of His Church. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41871&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Which of the seven is yours? What do you need to do about it? http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=144147&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Yes and no! Yes, Christ is coming back and we will meet Him and it will be spectacular and no words or speculations could ever describe it effectively, especially not in the way most books and TV preachers have sensationalized it. There has been a lot of debate over... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=43936&view=post&blogid= Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Is being constantly reliable and trustworthy. http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=42538&view=post&blogid= Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Church exists by what Christ has done for us in and for His glory and the production of His work. The church exists for us to be in Christ our Lord, to be His people, and His hands and feet. It may have started with the promise to Abraham... http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=41870&view=post&blogid= Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0400 How is your faith and that of your churches? http://www.churchleadership.org?articleid=144146&view=post&blogid= Thu, 6 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400