ARTICLE Creating Uncommon-Unity Jesus' interaction with his disciples teaches us about true community. Stephen A. Macchia
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We hear a lot about community today in both society and the church. What the world promotes is a watered-down contrast to the teachings of Jesus. As Christian leaders, our goal is to develop in our ministry settings an uncommon-unity, based on the Word of God and prayerful pursuit of genuine Christian community.
What Jesus developed with his disciples is embodied in the truest sense of the word community. ...
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. For the lips of an adultress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Proverbs 5:1-4, NIV
Occasionally I ask my children to "spot the lie" when we're watching a TV commercial. A sleek ...
DEVOTIONS The Gift Of Sex The Bible is clear: sex is a good gift direct from God. Anonymous Writer
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Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way ...
At least monthly, someone tells me they once had a singles ministry in their church, but it died. When I hear that, I wonder who killed it. Here are some reasons I've found:
Fad-born. If a singles ministry was started to "jump on the bandwagon" of singles ministry, the chances are great that it will fizzle out when some other ministry appears more attractive. A ministry must be founded on need and vision in order to succeed.
DEVOTIONS Before You Start This step-by-step checklist provides a foundation for a single-adults ministry. Bill Flanagan
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Some of the following may prove helpful to those who are somewhat overwhelmed with building a single-adults ministry:
Understand the numbers game. Single adults are mobile. They move from church to church, trying on for size a variety of organizations, clubs, and classes. In every single-adults program, there is incredible turnover. One quickly becomes aware that a program must grow at a fantastic ...
Sermons, announcements, even the way Sunday school classes and small groups are structured can communicate that singles are not part of the program. The good news is that the most significant ways to change this don't require a program or a budget. But they may require a change in perspective. Here are some ways to cultivate sensitivity to the singles' point of view:
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