(Ed. note: Ken Sande says publicly disciplining sinful and wanton church members is good for the church, and it's good for the one disciplined. Then why do so few church practice discipline today?)
How do churches need to think differently about church discipline?The word "discipline" describes two aspects of church life. First there is formative discipline. This is the idea of bringing people to maturity ...
According to our research, teenagers today are the most unreached people for Christ in the nation. Less than 10 percent of America's youths have accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Our research team has interviewed hundreds of young people. In the course of these interviews we came to understand and appreciate them even more.
Among the many areas where we learned so much, perhaps the most revealing ...
DEVOTIONS Family Values The pressure of work can push the priority of family down the list. Mark Hatfield
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After ...
The skills required for being a loving parent and spouse—cheerful leadership, attentive listening, nourishing words, caring—are the same skills demanded by ministry. For many in church leadership, the end of the day means the end of our ability to give any more, and our families suffer through our leftovers. Consider the following eight strategies for improving the quality of the time you ...
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