A Tale of Two Advents
Early in my pastoral ministry, a thoughtful young man came with an interesting question while our congregation was in the midst of celebrating the Advent season. The question arose from…
Harry Reeder
Revoice, or God’s Voice?
The Revoice Conference is history. When first announced with its advertised purpose statement, sponsors, plenary sessions and speakers, my Session requested I pastorally address it for them and our congregation,…
Cultural Myths About Truth and Love
A witness for Christ in any age–and certainly in this present age–requires a prayer-saturated, Christ-centered, Gospel-motivated, Bible-shaped, Spirit-filled and God-glorifying commitment to “speak the truth in love.” But this essential…
Inevitable Side Effects of a Church Growth Ministry Model
Some athletes, fascinated with body growth, employ “biological steroid enhancement.” Why? Because they know that it works…at least for a while. They will get bigger, stronger and faster…for a while.…
The Advent Season: Not Just Christmas
Early in my pastoral ministry a thoughtful young man came with an interesting question while our congregation was in the midst of celebrating the Advent season. The question arose from…
A Five-Fold Paradigm for Voting With Christian Wisdom
When it comes to politics, the most frequently asked question is “who are you going to vote for?” As a pastor I seldom answer that question. I prefer answering another…
The Christ-Defined Roadmap to Church Revitalization
The last post was an attempt to document three Biblical axioms concerning the ministry of church revitalization. Briefly let’s review them: Church revitalization was an Apostolic ministry strategy initiated by…
Church Revitalization
Effective Strategy? Biblical Mandate? Both! In 1980 a young Pastor, fresh from seminary, arriving at his first pastorate encountered some startling realities. Thinking he was informed as to the condition of…