I went to Disney World the day after Thanksgiving. It was crazy busy! While waiting in long lines I saw several large families in matching T-shirts identifying themselves and their annual vacation. One families’ shirt said, “Our Dysfunctional Family Thanksgiving Vacation 2017.” I smiled and thought, “At least they’re honest!” During the holidays … Read More
One of my greatest frustrations over the years is that God has always seemed much more interested in my growth than the growth of the church I led. I would have ongoing conversations with the Lord like, “It’s your church. You want people saved and discipled in your Kingdom more than me. Why are you … Read More
In my last article I wrote about the need for every local church to have a plan for discipleship. If the goal is to see people be transformed to Christlikeness, to go from being lost and cut off from God in their sin to born again believers who become maturing ministers who go out … Read More
As part of my preparation for the priesthood I was required to meet with various priests before and during seminary to ask questions and have them pass on wisdom. One of my biggest surprises in those times was the consistent theme I heard from them about the ongoing struggle to disciple people. No one … Read More
For those of you who are new to reading these Church Revitalization articles on the American Anglican Council’s weekly update, I wanted to let you know the vision for them and the topics they’ll cover. In the introductory article, I wrote, “struck by the letters “v-i-t-a-l” [in Revitalization] I found that another definition of “vital” … Read More
