A Pilgrim's Progress

The feeling of leaving the church institution behind is an exhilarating one. The shackles are off and it's time to be the church Go...

While mega churches and simple churches grow, congregational sized churches are shrinking...rapidly. First a definition: congregational si...

As we look toward the future I believe we will see two types of churches grow rapidly in this country: mega churches and simple churches....

A change in calendar year means lots of essays, opinion pieces, and articles focusing on both the past and the future. In this post I'l...

I love simple church life because it is based on relationships in Christ. This world is lacking in true community. The only place to find...

One key aspect to simple church life is that everyone is encouraged and expected to actively use his or her spiritual gifts to serve the ...

Confession time: I love to eat. Food is excellent. It is best served with good company. Simple church gatherings almost always invol...

Sermons dominate the American church landscape. Regardless of denomination, tradition, or style, the vast majority of churches employ pr...

I copied (with permission) this graphic from Tim Challies' excellent blog . According to Tim, "The New Testament contains at ...

Finding Church is a book that I had been looking forward to reading ever since I first heard about it. I was excited to read it when i...

As priests to God, our primary duty, responsibility, and joy is worship of our Lord. It is the reason we exist. We are called to be act...

It's fascinating to read how the New Testament authors describe church life. Almost everything they write has to do directly with inter...

God has blessed Alice and me with three great kids: Caroline, Mary, and Bobby. They are teens and all live at home. However, someday they ...

Last weekend we had the opportunity to go on a campout with a group of other Christian families. Some we know pretty well, while others we...

The multiple "one another" commands that we see throughout the pages of the New Testament provide for us a picture of body life...

We live in such an individual-driven society that it is sometimes difficult to accurately understand what the apostolic writers are telling ...

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritua...

Yesterday I came upon an excellent blog post written by Jon Zens . It's actually a guest piece on Frank Viola 's site. Zens' ...

I find it terribly ironic that most churches do not celebrate Communion in their Fellowship Halls. Instead, the sanctuary/worship center is...

Milt Rodriguez has much experience in organic church life. He offers sound advice on his blog for those seeking authentic church according...