One journey could transform your whole year and your whole life. One trip could take you further than you've ever gone before. It's the journey through the whole Bible in one year, and you're invited. My Journey through the One Year Bible Years ago a friend challenged me to read the whole Bible in one year. At the time, I liked the idea, but I seriously doubted whether I could complete the journey. I had always been willy-nilly in my Bible-reading. A verse here, a Psalm there...you know … [Read more...] about Route 66 – Journey Through the Whole Bible
Archives for December 2012
Genesis and Ten Commandments Archived by Google
Google is helping preserve and promulgate ancient scripture fragments online.Google recently announced: "Today, we’re helping put more of these ancient treasures online. The Israel Antiquities Authority is launching the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, an online collection of some 5,000 images of scroll fragments, at a quality never seen before. The texts include one of the earliest known copies of the Book of Deuteronomy, which includes the Ten Commandments; part of Chapter 1 of … [Read more...] about Genesis and Ten Commandments Archived by Google
The Best Questions to Ask
Asking good questions is essential to life and ministry. They expose assumptions. Questions reveal stories. They offer insight and feedback. They engage learners and apply truth in a non-confrontational way. We need good questions! If you're going to teach, if you're going to understand, if you're going to provoke discussion, you must learn to ask good questions. How to Ask Good Questions Asking good, conversation-stirring questions isn't easy. In fact, Em Griffin (1982, p. 103) … [Read more...] about The Best Questions to Ask
Characteristics of High-Impact Teams
A healthy team is an important part of ministry success. Let me illustrate. Teaming... Generates new ideas.Pools resources.Boosts moral.Minimizes personal faults. Furthermore, the team approach to ministry also seems to best embody the Pauline imperatives for the church. Paul urges the church to live in unity and use one another's gifts and abilities. So if you're looking to form a healthy team, consider reading Leading from the Sandbox by T.J. Addington. In Leading from the … [Read more...] about Characteristics of High-Impact Teams