The House as the Nucleus of the Church

by | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Mario Vega, https://www.elim.org.sv/ The house was the basic structure of society in which Christianity was born. For the Greco-Roman world, the house was the foundation on which the whole theory of the state was built. For them, the relationship was so close that...

When Bigger Isn’t Better

by | Jan 8, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org A popular commercial in the U.S. features a man sitting at a table with young children, asking, “Which is better, bigger or smaller?” The kids all respond by yelling, “Bigger!” However, when it comes to church gathering sizes,...

Less is More

by | Jan 7, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com About four years ago, I was quickly scanning our Sunday Celebration’s Opportunity Folder (“bulletin”). I felt overwhelmed. There were many opportunities– many great opportunities. Yet, my feeling of being overwhelmed was not...

Intentional Biblical Strategy

by | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ Did the early church meet in homes because they had nowhere else to meet? Was this just a strategy of necessity because there were no church buildings? Most of us believe that this is a...

Concentration

by | Jan 5, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I wish you God’s best in 2014 and hope and pray that this would be the best year of your life. But I also want to warn you about the many distractions you will face. You will be bombarded by a myriad of good ideas and new techniques. You will be...