According to John Maxwell, an authority on leadership, the success of any endeavor or organization rises and falls on leadership (The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 2007). It is because leaders have tremendous influence over their organizations and their decisions, whether large or small, will often have a … Continue reading
Barry Voss, President of FaithLife Ministries, has written a new book about Christianity and the American culture today. The book is entitled “About Face: A Call to Turn America Back to God.” In this book Barry discusses how the American culture has changed during his lifetime. Growing up in the … Continue reading
The Bible clearly tells us that all sin is an offense to God (Romans 8:8). But so often, Christians act as if some of the sins they commit are somehow either more acceptable to God today or that He understands our human weakness and lets them slide, so to speak. … Continue reading
Developing Teams “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep … Continue reading
Children’s Ministry Books Now Available! We are pleased to announce the release of a series of seven Children’s Ministry Books written by Kim Star-Voss for use in “Making Little Disciples!” The books have been developed over the years by Kim from her vast experience teaching children’s ministry in the … Continue reading
Is There Any Justice? Our nation is experiencing large scale civil unrest since the two grand jury decisions not to indict two white police officers in the tragic deaths of two black males in Ferguson, MO and New York City this year. Each case is different, but at the … Continue reading
What is Real Faith? Christianity is under attack around the world. Although it is the largest religion in the world with over 2 Billion adherents (33%), it is under attack by Muslim terrorists, Communist governments, and atheists. Every day we can read about the violence committed against Christians, including … Continue reading
India Training Feedback I recently received the following email from one of our MCL Trainers in India, Pastor Gideon Nair, following his training of our Management for Church Leaders (MCL) training in September: Dear Pastor, Loving greetings to you in Jesus name! Its my great pleasure to let you … Continue reading
Do You Hear What I Hear? “If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.” 1 Corinthians 14: 11 One of the most important skills that a leader must develop … Continue reading
Ignore God at Your Own Peril! There are many people today who believe that God does not exist. According to Geroge Barna Research, the number of atheists in America has grown to almost 25% of the population (The State of the Church Series, 2011). And there are others who … Continue reading