Plant or transition?

From Gordon MacDonald’s book Who Stole My Church?: Our experience leads me to say that if you want to be part of a church that is radically different than anything you’ve

Who Stole My Church?

Who Stole My Church? is a book that’s both the same as, and different from, other books on transitioning churches. That’s not particularly helpful, so let me explain. It’s the

Who Stole My Church?

Who Stole My Church? is a book that’s both the same as, and different from, other books on transitioning churches. That’s not particularly helpful, so let me explain. It’s the

Therapeutic Preaching

continued from yesterday I have observed three approaches to preaching that lead to human-centered sermons. The first approach is therapeutic preaching. This preaching focuses on people's felt needs such as how

Moralism

continued from yesterday A second human-centered approach is moralistic preaching. This type of emphasizes life application and take-home action steps. Many popular preachers argue that sermons need to be practical and offer clear