Should a church be focused on the people inside it’s walls or the people outside it’s walls? This has become a big question with many perspectives. Here are some of my early observations. The great commission itself shows both are necessary…both need to be vibrant. We need to be continually “Going” [...]

Matt Chandler demonstrates the difference between preaching which can easily be Bible-lite / man-centered versus preaching consumed with Jesus.
I have first-hand experience, as a preacher, knowing it is easy to move into the first camp tickling the ears of listeners. It is faithful, I believe, to be in the second camp. It [...]

Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill Church in Seattle is currently preaching through a series called Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe. The message he gave last Sunday on worship is worth a listen. He does a great job showing how worship saturates all kinds of practical areas in our life.
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-TimK

Willow Creek has been one of the fastest growing and largest churches in the United States over the past 30 years. They did a very interesting study over the past few years which revealed that the most involved people in the church weren’t necessarily the ones who felt like they were growing the most [...]