LifeLines

Conflict is inevitable— especially when you have people involved. When handled properly (instead of avoided) conflict CAN become a fertile soil of growth and maturation for each of us… 💙 However, many of us choose...

Asking for the optimal size of a church is a lot like asking for the optimal size of a human being. There’s far more that goes into the equation than just “bulk.” In fact, you COULD say, the best design for a human...

In this episode we continue dialoguing about 6 things churches SHOULD do… … and note that rather than getting a vision for what we COULD do, we need to begin here… ⭐️ Each of these work together and FEED each other,...

Churches organize and do “lots and lots” for things. However, in the hustle of it all, we need to make sure we’re doing the RIGHT things…   All of the— ⭐️ Programs… ⚙️ Processes (including budgeting our time &...

Paul uses the analogy of a human body when talking about the church (see 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Ephesians 4:11f.). Well, to say it a better way, he doesn’t say the church is LIKE a body, he declares the church...

When we talk about healthy churches, we often default to NUMBERS… … to nickels & noses (how many people showed up on Sunday, and how much money they gave)… … to bottoms (in the seats) and bucks (in the offering...

We continue in this talk where we left off in the previous episode, dialoguing about the best question ever… ⁉️ What is God’s desire, God’s design, and God’s direction about _______________ [insert whatever situation...

The best question EVER is… 🥁🥁🥁 What is God’s desire, what is God’s design, and what is God’s direction? 👆 That’s it. Let’s break it down, DESIRE + DESIGN + DIRECTION 💙 DESIRE = What does God want for this situation in...

There’s not much debate on what the word “all” means in purely intellectual terms.   But, when we start to apply it to practical areas of life such as— ❤️ loving God with ALL we have… 🌎 going into ALL the world… ⭐️...

Jesus referenced two “greats” during His time on earth… ⭐️ The great commandment = “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength” (see Matthew 22:36-40), AND ⭐️ The great commission = “go into...

You can live by design OR default— but not both. In the same way you can LEAD A CHURCH by design or default… that is, with intention or a lack of it. 🔥 So, what keeps us from living— and leading— with...

Ask people— even “church people”— what a church actually is, and you’ll receive multiple answers. ⭐️ Some answers will suggest a denomination or affiliation (i.e., we’re Baptists, they’re Pentecostal, they’re...