Today’s guest post comes to us from Anne Fishel, co-founder of the Family Dinner Project, professor at Harvard Medical School, and the author of “Home for Dinner.” Each year, more than 9 in 10 Americans gather around the table with family and friends for the holidays. But only 50 percent of us eat with our family on a regular basis. That’s too bad. Twenty years of … Read More
Christmas Sale! Resource packages up to 80% off!
Christmas is THIS Friday and I want to be a blessing to you and your church. I know you’re planning your worship services but I wanted to take a moment and give you a Christmas package. Well, actually SIX Christmas packages. I’ve collected the very best of my resources and carefully put together these six unique resource packages – at … Read More
McGavran Monday – Discerning the Body
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “As we consider various factors and principles relating to Church Growth we need abundant, accurate information about the members of our churches. This basic principle of Church Growth is called “Discerning the Body”. Pastors and lay people need to discern the Body in the congregation … Read More
In God’s Hands – A Saturday Quote
“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.” -Martin Luther
Church is not “Cheers”
The following blog post comes to us from Alan Rudnick for BaptistNews.com. Alan is an executive minister at DeWitt Community Church and author of “The Work of the Associate Pastor”. He also serves on the Mission Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. “Is that we are called to do? Create a place where everyone knows your name? Did Jesus call us to build … Read More
Five Lessons from Donald McGavran that I’ve Learned and Applied – Part 2
Many church leaders don’t know the founder of the modern church growth movement, Donald McGavran, and what we can apply from his teaching to our own ministry. In honor of McGavran’s birthday this past Tuesday, I shared the first three of five motivational Donald McGavran quotes that have impacted what we do at The Journey. Today I’m sharing the other two quotes … Read More
NEW Resource! The Finishing Well Seminar
“Well done, my good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21) These encouraging words from Jesus are what every pastor wants to hear. Especially when the path we’re on seems long, treacherous and difficult to navigate. Still, in our mission to grow the Kingdom, we want to finish well, don’t we? Isn’t this our goal, as Paul so vividly illustrates: “I have … Read More
Happy Birthday, Donald McGavran! Five Lessons I’ve Learned and Applied – Part 1
Many church leaders don’t know the founder of the modern church growth movement, Donald McGavran, and what we can apply from his teaching to our own ministry. In honor of McGavrans’s birthday, I’d like to give you a glimpse of five motivational Donald McGavran quotes that have impacted what we do at The Journey. I hope they will challenge you … Read More
McGavran Monday – Organic Connections
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “ … lack of conversions is exactly what happens all over the world as the Christian faith is proclaimed to non-Christians not in organic connection with believers.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. (the … Read More
False Interpretation of Scripture – A Saturday Quote
“A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.” – Jerome, 5th century theologian and historian