Keys to the Spiritual Life
Too many churches confuse program management and spiritual life. When modern Christians are asked about their spiritual journey, they proceed to list all the offices they have held and committees they have served. They think the components of spiritual life are about protecting heritage, disseminating information, supporting salaried staff, or managing institutions. No way! The […]
Why House Church?
I guess after a couple of decades as a church professional it shouldn’t bother me, but it does. It’s become one of my personal pet peeves and it always blows me away how my colleagues manage to let their language betray them. Church isn’t a building. Church isn’t a meeting. Church isn’t a decision-making body. […]
Hopeful Leadership
One of the most powerful things a leader can do is offer hope to the congregation and community, but this is more than mere optimism. A recent book from the business sector is Putting Hope to Work: Five Principles to Activate Your Organization’s Most Powerful Resource (Praeger, 2006). Inspired, I adapt the principles for church life. Possibility: […]
Is House Church Real Church?
By Bill Tenny-Brittian One of my biggest concerns about my House Church colleagues in other networks is that they tend to write articles, columns, and books on how the more established building-based churches are out of touch with God’s vision for the church and how the House Church is really the only church God had in mind. […]
It Takes More than Just an Hour
By Bill Tenny-Brittian My mechanical aptitude and abilities are legendary at The Rock. Master Mechanic Randy Stewart (and others) seldom lets me forget that I went to add power steering fluid to my car one afternoon and poured the oil into the brake master cylinder—not a good thing. Randy, God bless his soul, had to […]
Effective Bible Teaching
Recently, I spent some time with Chad and Leslie, a missionary couple, who have served in both India and China. In both of these nations, the House Church Movement is rocking the communities wherever a House Church is planted. I was curious why the House Church is doing so well there, but is only just […]