Thursday, September 9, 2010

a Word on relevance.

Posted by Jason C. Helveston on March 10, 2009

A current stream of “relevance” within Christianity is injuriously propelling a spirituality that is void of biblical grounding. I am not simply speaking of specific ideas that are being postulated but rather of the idea of “scriptureless” Christianity. If we are not careful, not only will we individually fall to moralism and untethered mysticism, but [...]

Tools or Sheep

Posted by Adam Fix on January 27, 2009

I was reading something a few days ago that caused me to wonder, “Do I treat the people at my church like tools or like sheep?”  One of the greatest shortcomings in many churches on Sunday mornings and other times throughout the week is that new people receive the most attention from the pastors and [...]

Who Attends a Christmas Eve Service?

Posted by Adam Fix on January 5, 2009

My Sunday morning schedule looks something like this:
8-9am Set-up and preparation
9-10am Classes and Small Groups
10:15am Prayer with the pastors and the worship team before the service
10:30am Worship Service
Because we hold Sunday School classes and small groups before our worship service, many of our members are already in the building and preparing to worship before I [...]

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