Should the title of “reverend” be given to a church leader?
Question: “Should the title of ‘reverend’ be given to a church leader?” Answer: Psalm 111:9 (KJV) states, referring to God, “Reverend is his name.” Some interpret this as saying the title “reverend” is to...
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What is a bishop, biblically speaking?
Question: “What is a bishop, biblically speaking?” Answer: In the New Testament, a bishop is a person who functions as a teaching leader among a local group of Christians. The Greek term episkapos has...
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Build a Successful Small-Group Ministry
Editor’s Note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas‘s new book, Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups, (Regal Books, 2008). Are your frustrated with the way your...
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What is a Healthy Small Group?
We all want healthy small groups. But without a central focus on God and growing in our faith, we are simply a gathering of people who meet for coffee when it’s convenient. Coffee is...
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Top 10 Bible Verses for Small Groups
Part of the reason I feel called to small group ministry, and why I’ve made it my life mission to build healthy small group communities where I know life change happens, is because I’ve...
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Why Did Jesus Have To Cleanse The Temple?
Jesus cleansed the Temple twice, but why did He do it? What was the purpose? Jesus Cleanses the Temple When Jesus saw all of the money changers taking advantage of those coming to exchange...
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LET THE GOD OF PEACE GIVE YOU THE PEACE OF GOD IN YOUR MIND
Written by Ed Arcton There are four reasons why we lose our Peace of Mind and why we need the Peace of God in our Minds. WE TRY TO CHANGE THE PEOPLE IN OUR...
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Let God rule your life
Written by Ed Arcton Matthew quotes Isaiah 40:3 “ A voice of one calling in the desert prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God” (NIV)...
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What Holiness Should Look Like in the Life of a Believer
How do you set your standards for living? God calls us to holiness because He is holy, but what does this realistically look like in our lives? Where is the line? Is it okay...
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4 Churches Changing Everything
Revolutions of the bright points that first defined him to me. And beneath the effulgent Antarctic skies I have boarded the Argo-Navis, and joined the chase against the starry Cetus far beyond the utmost...
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