Tag: building

• Relationships: the Building Blocks of God’s Work

  Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 1 Corinthians 3:12-13 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the…

  Blake

  June 14, 2018

  Church Unity, Everyone’s a Minister, Genuine Community, gospel, missional, Why I Love My Pastor

  Boaz, building, church, gold, materials, Naomi, Paul, redeemer, relationships, Ruth, silver

• What Does Your Church Need God For?

  Tuesday Re-mix: Sell your possessions, and give to the needy… For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  Luke 12:33-34 The parable of the rich fool is, I think, a difficult lesson for the American church…a bit like teaching personal hygiene to a rodent…where do you even begin?  Let’s be honest here, the American…

  Blake

  December 16, 2014

  Church Communications, leadership, prayer, Spiritual Formation, strategic planning, The Church’s Influence

  American, budget, building, Christmas, church, Jesus, Luke 12, material, pageant, prayer, rich, wealth

• “The Lord Always Before Me”

  Tuesday Re-mix: I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 I recently read a blog post by a prominent leader in the evangelical world.  It was a post about “Rules of Thumb” for healthy churches.  The rules were all about the proper acreage for church property, the number…

  Blake

  March 11, 2014

  5 Principles of Unity, Discerning God’s Will Together, Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, The Church’s Influence

  budget, building, church, cross, focus, leader, metrics, parking, pastor, Psalm 16, rules, spirituality, vision