re:vive

And it will be said: "Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people." For this is what the high and exalted One says -- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with those who are contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite." Isaiah 57:14-16

 
 
 
 

Archive for May, 2008

Ummm… now what?

“What’s next?”
The response to Veritas is overwhelming. Pastors and lay leaders across the Covenant are coming together to have conversations about congregational vitality that are civil, compassionate and Christ honoring.
The stories of revitalization keep coming in. More and more churches are asking the significant questions and taking the significant steps. I am very encouraged at [...]

Small Towns, Big Joys

A few weeks ago, the Town and Country Commission met in Chicago. I serve as the liaison between the commission and the denomination. Our purpose of the commission is to help every town and country church become a healthy missional church.
By healthy we mean pursuing Christ. By missional we mean pursuing Christ’s priorities in the [...]

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