Leaders are very important; they can make or break any organisation, government or church. Just as good leadership is vital to a country; so godly leadership is vital to the life, health and growth of the church. The leaders in a church are called “elders”. In our church it is the Elders that make up… Continue reading What is an Elder?
Category: Church
Dangers reformed churches face
We, reformed Christians, often pride ourselves in our ecclesiology – our theology of church. We believe we have sound teaching, sound practise, sound (biblical) songs, sound church order, sound church discipline, a sound record of caring for those in our church and we may even be officially using the ESV (the Extremely Sound Version!). Many… Continue reading Dangers reformed churches face
Why your church building is not the house of God
The Christian Post reported on a “church” in South Africa named the Rabboni Centre Ministries where congregants eat grass as evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit. Throughout history and in the world today people have sought to meet with God in many and various, and sometimes strange, ways. Thailand for example is 95% Buddhist and… Continue reading Why your church building is not the house of God
How much should I give to my church?
Once a year, every year, we have a “Planned Giving Sunday” at our church and we teach about giving and challenge our church to make a monthly financial pledge so that we can budget for the next year. The giving is not policed or tracked; we leave it to the individual’s conscience before the Lord. Our church, as… Continue reading How much should I give to my church?
Do you give generously to your church?
When God converts us, he changes our attitudes to everything. Our attitude changes to the Bible, entertainment, dating, politics, work and money. Before we became Christians money was a god to be worshipped at any cost and we would sacrifice all before the altar of success, but now we see all we have as entrusted to us by… Continue reading Do you give generously to your church?