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What Sunday “Service” Should Actually Look Like If We Modeled the First-Century Church Instead of the American Christian Consumer Machine
CONTINUE READING: What Sunday “Service” Should Actually Look Like If We Modeled the First-Century Church Instead of the American Christian Consumer MachineLet’s be honest: most of what we call “church” today would be unrecognizable to the early followers of Jesus. We call it a “service,” but who exactly is serving? We gather in rows, facing a stage, watching a handful of people do most of the work, while the rest of us consume. Let’s stop pretending…
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The Silent Struggle: A Wake-Up Call for Pastors and Male Ministry Leaders
CONTINUE READING: The Silent Struggle: A Wake-Up Call for Pastors and Male Ministry LeadersLet’s talk straight for a minute.If you’re a pastor, elder, or male ministry leader, you’re in one of the most spiritually significant—and mentally taxing—roles out there. You preach healing, freedom, and restoration every week. You counsel the hurting. You bear the weight of people’s deepest pains and highest hopes. You’re expected to lead, teach, shepherd,…