Winning with Accountability
Winning With Accountability Spiritual development requires honest and helpful accountability. Most of us, however, have difficulty developing this vulnerable spiritual habit. Pride, guilt, and shame, accompanied by…
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Staying Engaged With Bible Reading & Journaling!
Have you had trouble staying engaged with your Bible reading and journaling? Almost every follower of Jesus struggles to maintain the habit of Bible reading and journaling. Unfortunately, when the Bible reading and…
Pray BIG… obey small
For years I have been afraid to pray big prayers. I was a “safe” pray-er. When people would encourage me to pray BIG there was always a bit of a check in my guts that I couldn’t really understand.…
What Are YOU Going To Do?
Despair. That is my initial response when I watch the news or scroll through my Facebook feed.The latest source of despair has been the strong of mass shootings. These have been very difficult to see. Beyond the…
Legalism and Consistent Spiritual Habits: Not the Same
I believe many followers of Jesus mistakingly lump a commitment to consistent spiritual disciplines into the pejorative pool of legalism. Unfortunately, dismissing these proven habits as “legalistic” causes these…
Making Disciples & The Fast Lane
Is it really faster in the fast lane? Jesus tells us to love everyone. The Late-Merger makes this a significant challenge for me. You have probably experienced the late-merger yourself. Let’s say you are…
Don’t Change My Small Group!
People who love their small group want that group to stay the same forever. This is true for long-time, mission-minded followers of Jesus just as much as it is for people who are experiencing the power of…
“Worth the pain.” The power of multiplication in small groups.
I have been in small groups almost all of my life. I have heard about the importance of multiplying small groups for at least half of that time. I even started speaking about how important it was and how…
Leading a Small Group & Making Disciples: Same thing or not?
“A square is a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t always a square.” Math was not my thing. I barely survived Algebra II! Somehow, this truth from geometry sticks with me. I believe it also can help us get a handle on…
Raising up leaders to help people find their way back to God
Raising up leaders Helping people find their way back to God is key to Restore Community Church. Their passion for that mission and growth in that mission is evident in the Kansas City area. However,…