Category Church

Revitalization checklist

The first foundation needs to be making sure you demonstrate the marks of the church. If you believe you have these in place, you can attempt a revitalization effort. Be aware that if you are an independent church, you are…

Marks of a Church

Guido de Bres

For our church to be successful, we first needed to define what the church is supposed to be doing (and not).  Ultimately, there are 3 or 4 marks of a real church, which are outlined brilliantly in Article 29 of…

Why is my church failing?

The “Deacon Board” in many old SBC’s functions as ruling elders, with the pastor holding the title of elder/pastor.   In practice, the Pastor was/is often the CEO, with the deacons holding veto authority (usually subject to approval also of the…

Introduction

October 17, 2018, I wrote a note in my phone, which I’m sure begins with a quote from  someone smarter than me (maybe Alisdair Begg),”We should seek the Spirit of God to use the Word of God to reach the…