6:4 Fellowship Workshop Resources

Hello friends! Thanks for attending Life Action’s 6:4 conference workshop(s) in Denver. All the the links I referenced, and some of the materials I offered, are available below. From the “Mission Momentum” Workshop: > Powerpoint of mission-momentum-workshop > Life Action’s mobilization coaching: www.LifeAction.org/v633 > PDF version of “What’s Next” guide to share with your staff/leader team > ...

The 4-Question Challenge

If you haven’t already encountered the Four-Question Challenge from Life Action, today’s the day!  In the most recent issue of Revive, I wrote a piece describing the challenge and why I believe church leaders should take a few moments to ask and answer (and pray about) four simple questions. We developed the Four-Question Challenge after ...

One Word You Ought to Know

Have you ever been in conversation with an “industry expert” who utters words, abbreviations, and phrases you’ve never heard?  I remember when I first began to research investments: P/E ratio?  Beta?  Volatility?  Selling short?  ROI?  It was almost enough to make me hang it up. But I stuck with it, and while I’m no financial expert, I’m basically up to speed ...

Elephant in the Church! 1

Like the proverbial “elephant in the room,” there is an elephant in the church! The story goes like this: A huge, audacious, stubborn elephant is sitting in the center of the room, but everyone continues on with business as usual. People get so accustomed to seeing it staunchly implanted in the midst of daily activities ...

Watch Out for Pharisee Yeast!

“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” (Luke 12:1)     Yeast, as far as baking is concerned, is used in very small quantities but changes the nature of bread.  A tiny amount works through the whole batch of dough. What kind of spiritual “yeast” was Jesus warning us ...

From Death to Life – Radio Interview 1

I was recently a part of a panel discussion on Revive Our Hearts Radio with Nancy DeMoss, regarding the concept of revival and how desperately we need God to “put the paddles on” and “revive us again.”  On this broadcast I share a little of my childhood interest in the concepts of revival and spiritual ...

The Ephesians Road 1

Most people who’ve spent time in church are familiar with the “Romans Road” method of evangelism — simply take a person through Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, and 10:9-10 (and I add 12:1-2) to introduce them to Christ. Unfortunately, the days of simple evangelistic methods are long gone. What we used to be able to “assume” people ...

Wisdom for Beginner Christians

You walk into a group of new friends just in time to overhear an “inside joke.” Chances are, you’ll laugh cautiously, indexing your reaction to what you see on the faces of the “insiders.” It would take a stoke of uncharacteristic boldness (for most people) to blurt out, “I don’t get it. Explain it to ...

Take the Plunge – Be Baptized

As a church leader, I probably get more questions about baptism from prospective members than any other subject. And I understand—each church has its own way of doing things, so it can be a bit confusing. This article is my attempt to answer the most common questions I’ve heard. In the Bible, Jesus commanded that ...