Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 (NIV) Why does Paul talk about keeping in step with the Spirit? I really think that the issue here for Paul, in the earliest of his letters, is the basic difference between the teachings...
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 (NIV) “Why hasn’t anyone ever taught me this before?” is a common refrain from the men and women who go through Key to Deep Change training. I identify with them. Growing up in the church...
Two Kinds of Churches Part 6: What Do You Want? I recall the year I woke up and began to establish a transformational culture within my congregation. I had been pursuing personal transformation for twelve years already. The truths I was learning were showing up in my...
Two Kinds of Churches Part 4: Is Your Foundation Cracked? So what does it take to develop a transformational culture in your congregation? Shirley and I lived for several years in Denver so I could go to seminary there. Needing a place to live, we enlisted a realtor...
Two Kinds of Churches Part 3: Why Do Obedient Christians Still Fail? Is your church focused on teaching people how to deal with their symptoms OR, to deal with their unfinished business? If you asked me when I was part of the reformational church what I was learning...
Two Kinds of Churches Part 2: Is Your Church Reforming or Transforming? There’s a big push among North American churches to be transformative because leaders realize how spiritually impoverished the country has become. Both newly started and established churches are...
