I admit, I started with doubt. My wife came home with what Starbucks calls the January refill travel mug. For $30, it was a relatively inexpensive Christmas gift to each other. The concept of the January mug is pretty simple: you buy the mug, and during the month of January, Starbucks will fill it anContinue reading “Reflections on a month of free coffee from Starbucks”
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Is something wrong if you are not making disciples?
Have you ever made a disciple? By “making disciples”, I don’t mean disciples of yourself, but instead I mean disciples of Jesus. Have you ever helped a person grow closer to Jesus, be more committed to him? Jesus said the he would make his disciples “fishers of men.” Essentially, he was saying that he wouldContinue reading “Is something wrong if you are not making disciples?”
To be a disciple or not to be a disciple…does it matter?
What do you think, is it an option for Christians to be disciples? Is it possible that there are levels of connection with Jesus that are okay? Specifically, while we all have to be believers in him, is it okay to be a believer but not a disciple? Maybe discipleship is for the really intenseContinue reading “To be a disciple or not to be a disciple…does it matter?”
To be called or not to be called…the essential requirement for leadership in the church?
This morning we continued a brief series I’m calling New Years Resolutions for Faith Church. We’re looking at two facets of the church that figure to be a significant focus for us in 2013: leadership and discipleship. Over the next month or so, we’ll unveil a proposal for changing our church governance structure. To prepareContinue reading “To be called or not to be called…the essential requirement for leadership in the church?”
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