Discipleship through Coaching

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things” (Mark 6:34 NIV)....

Discipleship IS Lifelong Learning

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ When I went to college, I remember thinking that I wanted to be a lifelong learner. Now I see how lifelong learning is also helpful for my health and my memory. The funny thing is that if...

Difficulties and Victories in Transition

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ Last Sunday, a former worship leader visited our worship celebration. On this day, we were ending a week long fast that focused on our need for revival, sought the removal of a spirit of...

Intentional Biblical Strategy

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...

Cell Meeting or Lesson?

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ Do we really need to have icebreakers and worship in order to have life change through a cell? God can do life change any way he wants to and he uses our various life experiences to grow...