Patrick žil život tragédie stala vítězství. To je prý důvod, proč slavíme 17.března jíst speciální potraviny a irské pití zeleného piva. These are supposed to be celebrations of a life redeemed. This time of year there is a lot of hoopla around a lot of silliness that has little to do [...]
Měl jsem velmi zajímavý rozhovor s kolegou nedávno (Darrell MacLearn) o použití termín "unchurched" popisovat osobu. It is a favored term among most of us in the church world. But, should we use the term to describe those outside the church? First, let’s set the terminology. When most of us [...]
V mém předchozím článku “Evangelizace není jen vztah” Odeslal jsem, že nesmíme váhat sdílení evangelia, i když nemáme vztah s osobou,. My hope is to get people talking about the Gospel. Ano, preaching the Gospel to those we come in contact with. If we try to build a genuine relationship with someone and [...]
Everything that has to do with communication runs into some hurdles. Bringing a message of hope can even have hurdles it must face. When trying to nudge someone into Jesus’ arms there are five obstacles to evangelism you should be aware of. One: What options will I give up? People are smart they know in [...]
I’m not sure when the term ‘servant evangelism’ first came into play. In the early days of the Vineyard movement, Steve Sjogren was the first voice I heard talking about focusing an entire church community around the idea of serving outsiders through practical, applicable acts of kindness. My Vineyard church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has [...]
It seemed I had tried it all! From dropping thousands of eggs from a helicopter to sending out what seemed like millions of postcards, but our church was not getting the “results” that everyone else had gotten. I hired coaches and mentors who told me “how” to plant the church. I did everything by the [...]
John Chapman, aka legendární "Johnny Appleseed" byl misionář, který se natáhl pro rodilé Američany v Ohio Valley v časném 1800s. He Had Simple Tools His primary planting tool was a stick! Do you have a stick? When his current stick wore out he found a new stick. I heard recently through [...]
I have to admit that I used to hate cats. I never understood why someone would want an animal that hides 20 hours of the day and hisses at you the other 4 hours when it decides to grace you with its presence. I see all the “cute” kitten pictures girls post on Facebook and [...]
I’ve been deeply challenged by the tireless efforts of the men and women that advance the cause of the “new atheism” into the empty hearts of postmodern westerners. Nature abhors a vacuum so in the absence of faith, unbelief or atheism becomes the anti-cause. The mission of these atheist crusaders is to rid the world (especially the [...]
I don’t want to sound heretical but I have an observation to make. My friend Fred was prolific at leading people to Christ in the first few years of his Christian life as he came out of the music scene in Los Angeles and pointed something out to me I thought was interesting. He noticed [...]