Simon and Garfunkel came out with a song some time ago called “I Am a Rock.” Below are some of the lyrics to that song. “…I am a rock; I am an island. I’ve built walls, A fortress...
Out of the Pews and Into the Streets
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Working Together For Our Communities
Several years ago, Mark went on a vision tour of Christ for the City's (CFCI) ministries in Costa Rica. One of CFCI's projects is Transformations, a multi-faceted ministry located in the San...
Breaking Shame
What prevents us from a deep connection with God and others? Many times, it’s due to shame! In his book, The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, Curt Thompson...
Gateways to Life Change
You may have a destructive or shameful pattern of behavior that you know is unhealthy and needs to change. You want to change, you pray it will change, but the pattern continues unbroken. You keep...
Building Church Culture Around Discipleship
If we want to build churches with a strong discipleship culture, we must first know what that might look like. A great start is to examine how the Apostle Paul built a discipleship ministry in the...
The Church as Christ’s Ambassador
Saheed B. Olaekan, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, once said, “It is my heart’s desire that I must be NO more, that He be KNOWN more.” God did not just save us so we can sit in a pew the...