Who has your back?  Is there someone in your life who takes responsibility to make sure that you are living your life in obedience to Christ and to the glory of God?  What about your church?   Are you just doing your own thing, or are there others who watch over you and hold you accountable?  Personally?   As a church leader?  As a church? For some, being answerable to another for who you are and what you...

Loneliness is more common than you think.   According to a report out of Harvard University, more 50% of people say that they are lonely.  In an August article in Scientific American, before the COVID pandemic, more than two-thirds of Americans considered themselves lonely.   A loneliness report,published here in Australia, might sound a bit more encouraging, noting that one in four Australian adults are lonely.  The reality remains, there are a lot of lonely people. It is natural...

Where do you find support in life and in ministry?   The popular adage is true:  we are better together.   We are not meant to do life alone.   In fact, our creator God made this abundantly clear when he created the first man.   In the opening pages of the Bible God declared that "it is not good for the man to be alone." (Genesis 2:18)   And so God created a "suitable helper" (Genesis 2:20) for him.  A woman.  As...

Your church has a postal code.  It is situated at some crossroad in your community.   Suppose one day you spend an hour or so at a local cafe near your church.   You don't go there to have your soy double shot latte.   Oh, you might order a coffee, but you are there to ask people walking by one question.  This question:   "What impact has name of your church made on your life and name of your community?"   If you...

Disciples are not born - they are made!   This is what Jesus told us in what many call 'the great commission.'   After his death and resurrection, and before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told his followers that they are to "go and make disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28:19)   Make disciples!   This is our God-given mission in this world.   As churches we understand that this begins by evangelism and continues by equipping all believers to be...