So what is the difference between churched, unchurched and dechurched and why does it matter? I have been thinking a lot about the dechurched people in my region lately. I researched and discovered that approximately 40 million people in America have left the church system over the last 25 years. When you look at that […]
Read More Churched, Unchurched, Dechurched and WhyI woke up early this morning with the phrase, “Dechurching is Detoxiing,” running through my mind. This is one of the ways Holy Spirit I’ve learned to hear from the Holy Spirit. Detoxing on a physical level is simply removing the impurities that get into our physical bodies through the food we ingest, the water […]
Read More Dechurching is detoxingLook with wonder at the depth of the Father’s marvelous love that he has lavished on us! He has called us and made us his very own beloved children. 1 John 3:1 TPT Today, as I headed out to do my daily work duties, I felt a strong tug in my spirit to pray and […]
Read More The Father’s Marvelous LoveWhat a question. Is Churchianity, the church system, under a spirit of Witchcraft? I ask the hard questions. For some reason, I ask questions, often about things that no one else seems to question, things that most people take for granted. Because of those questions, which revolve around the church system, I have been called […]
Read More Is the church under a spirit of Witchcraft?I love the quaint little sayings that Christians have developed. Many of them are based on half-truths at worst and confusion at best. We have statements from as absurd as the “Man Upstairs” or “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” We have others that are true but have been so overused that they are almost comical, […]
Read More God Is NOT In ControlStress Free Jesus
Read More Stress Free JesusOne of the biggest issues with the institutional church is the hierarchical system that is in place. Jesus never instructed, nor intended, there to be a hierarchical system of leaders. Hundreds of years ago, however, men in the church who wanted to gain power and then retain that power copied a religious hierarchical system within […]
Read More The Tragic Flaw of Church HierarchyFor years I have grown more dissatisfied with church life. It isn’t that I don’t enjoy listening to sermons or participating in worship. It is just the gnawing sensation that there had to be more. There had to be more than just a weekly church service that was supposed to bolster my life so I […]
Read More There Has To Be More…As a pastor for years, I knew the church’s purpose was to empower or equip the saints to do the work of the ministry. I knew that was the goal and tried to do that as a leader. I don’t know how successful I was because most of those who attended were doing that—attending. Over […]
Read More Empower The SaintsIn his book, “Draw The Circle,” Mark Batterson wrote, “Every generation needs a reformation. For years, I prayed for, preached, studied about, and expectantly waited for revival to come to our local congregation, hoping that genuine revival would drastically change the community. After more than 17 years, it never happened. After distancing myself from Churchianity, […]
Read More It’s Time For A new Reformation