I’m a church planter! And after nearly 12 years of late night visits, early morning calls, and long hours of pure hard work we have suddenly become an overnight success. Queue the laugher from every small-business owner, entrepreneur, and church planter reading this post. Here is what I have learned about starting and growing something out of nothing: You Never Arrive until you Arrive I … Continue reading The Myth of the Overnight Success
Idea Day is a day to share ideas and last Tuesday we held our 4th official Idea Day! We’ve held two in Las Vegas, one in Connecticut, and now one in Cincinnati! And this Fall we will finally hold one in the deep South. I just love these events. Let me tell you why… 1. The Ideas Idea Day is not about prayer, power, preaching, or … Continue reading 3 Reasons to Love Idea Day
In this episode, Josh Teis talks with Robert Bakss about the important issue of worship in churches. Robert pastors a growing church in Rockhampton, Australia. He has recently authored a book about this topic entitled “Worship Wars”. This podcast will touch on several of the concepts that are covered more deeply in the book. Quotes from the episode: “People have made an issue out of … Continue reading The Idea Talks – Episode 05 – Worship Wars
Recently I received a Facebook PM from a dear Christian lady who was confused about Biblical separation and the church of God. Here is our conversation posted with permission and minor redactions. I want to hear your opinions and thoughts. After fully reading the article please comment below. Pastor Josh, I was talking with my sister ________ at church last night and asking her for … Continue reading “Unequally Yoked?” (A Question For Independent Baptists)
There is nothing in the Bible that says a church must have an additional service on Sunday evening. Though the Bible does say that the early church met every Sunday (Acts 20:7, I Cor. 16:2), it also seems to indicate that they often met every day (Acts 2:46-47, 5:42, 6:1). I believe the Bible has purposeful ambiguity in its description of how often the church … Continue reading Why Do We Have A Sunday Night Service?
This is a guest post by Pastor Aaron Carpenter Almost 1,700 years ago a young deacon named Athanasius joined a conference of church leaders to oppose a popular teacher, named Arius, and his idea that the Son of God was not quite the same as God Himself. The difference between Athanasius and Arius could be summed up by a single Greek letter, which marked the … Continue reading The Godhead, Three in One
Many Christians look across this country and notice that America seems to be asleep. We dream of a bigger house, better economy, nicer car and the next iPhone. All the while we ignore the most important elements in life such as the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a personal relationship with God, a loving family and helping our fellow man. America needs to awaken once again. … Continue reading Another Great Awakening
Throughout history it is puzzling to see the church change its doctrine from one generation to the next. How does this happen? If the Bible clearly states a truth and the church believes the truth, how then does the church’s doctrine change?
