I recently read an article from "Brother Maynard" at Subversive Influence in which he identifies the 9 things he is looking for in a church. This list is interesting to me because Brother Maynard is a self-confessed member of the emerging church movement which really is just a term to refer to …
026-05 — The Body Is the Bride
NWBC-026-05 To conclude this series of messages, I jumped into another profound biblical metaphor for the church ---that we are the bride of Christ---to show how our diversity and our unity together make us more beautiful to Jesus. Did you wonder why unity was so important in the church? It's …
026-04 — Love Is What Binds Us Together
NWBC-026-04 This message was preached at Northwest Baptist Church in Chicago by my friend Andy Tucker. It's a part of the larger series I've been doing on the body of Christ and it's an excellent message, so I'm including it here too. Download Listen Online …
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026-03 — Body Building Attitudes
NWBC-026-03 There are four attitudes we can take to improve our relationships... Ok, really, there are four attitudes we have to take as part of the body of Christ. In this message I exploree the mystical reality of what it means to be part of the body of Christ and tie it into four practical …
026-02 — The Spirit Makes Us One
NWBC-026-02 One of the most profound truths about the Christian life is that we have the Spirit of God Himself dwelling within us! It's hard to know exactly what that means, but in this message, I attempt to explain from 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 that the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives sets the …
The cat’s out of the bag
My wife and I have just recently told our congregation that we are following God's leading to start a new church in Lafayette, Indiana. We've been thinking and praying about church planting for some time, and I even had a (secret) weblog about our initial investigations into church planting and …
It’s Official
That’s right, it’s official. Not only have Jen and I made a decision about where we will be planting a church, but we have also made the announcement to our congregation! Are you ready? We will be planting a church in Lafayette, Indiana! …
Supposed to make a real decision
Well, the Vision Team of our church has asked Jen and me to make an announcement on Sunday letting the congregation know that we are being led to start a new church. We had all agreed that it would be okay and even a good thing to let the congregation know before we knew where we were going to go. I …
026-01 — An Awesome Church
NWBC-026-01 To begin this series on what it means to be the body of Christ, Pastor Jeff examines a famous passage on Communion! How does the Lord's Supper relate to the Christian Community? Listen up and be ready to realize how awesome the church of Jesus really is! Listen Online Download …
A decision has been made!
Well, it’s not the BIG decision, but it is a little decision. Jen and I will be telling our congregation this Sunday that God is leading us into church planting. We don’t have a definite location, and we don’t have a definite timeframe, but the indications all point to the fact …
Fellowship Technologies – Accelerating the Dynamic Church
Church management software used by Fellowship Church in Dallas. Fellowship Technologies - Accelerating the Dynamic Church …
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Churches And Marketing
Here are a few sites I found that address issues of marketing. I thought it might be important for me to remember in the future, so I'm just posting them here mostly for myself, but if you are interested, then here you go too! 22 Laws of Church Marketing article Church Marketing Sucks (I hate the …
A church that impresses a geek!
I can't believe this! I just saw this post (don't ask me how I found it) about a fellow who calls himself a technology evangelist. He recently visited a church in Texas and writes about his experience on his blog. You have to check this out. I couldn't believe the insights he gleaned and the …
025-13 — The Story Isn’t Over
Week 13 (and final) of this series. I close out this message series on the Gospel of Mark by showing how Mark really intended to end his story about Jesus wasn't an ending at all! Listen Online Download …
The Resurrection of Jesus (Easter 2005)
Every year at this time, I begin to think critically about the resurrection of Jesus. Yeah, you heard me right. I said, "_critically_". Just because I'm a pastor, that doesn't mean I accept everything in the Bible without thinking about it too. I'm a thinker, I majored in mathematics and philosophy …
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025-12 — He Wears a Crown of Thorns
Week 12 of this series... In this message, I dramatize the crucifixion event by giving a first person perspective of the event from one who saw everything. The point is that our king is the one who wears a crown of thorns. Listen Online Download …