Rethinking Pastoral Care
By Zach Below I’ve had a number of surgeries throughout my 35 years on this earth. Nothing major, just your general adolescent surgeries like tonsils and wisdom teeth and a…
Tag: From Couch to Community
Messing With Success—A Small-Group Audit
by Zach Below No one wants to be audited. Just ask anyone who has ever done his own taxes; the very word sends a shudder down one’s back. Audits are…
Finding Freedom in Discipleship Part 1
by Austin Maxheimer Discipleship is a trending topic in the larger church, and we are having conversations about it in our own church family as well. This is healthy, considering…
The Inevitability of Change and How to Navigate It
by Austin Maxheimer Change is inevitable. This has always been the case, but it is felt much more acutely in our culture today. With each new technological advance and improved…
Looking Inside: 3 Difficult Questions to Ask Yourself When Sharing Your Faith
by Austin Maxheimer What is the easiest way to bring up Christianity with a non-believer? The answer seems simplistic, but it’s still the answer: Build a deep and genuine relationship…
The Called Out Ones
by Austin Maxheimer The name given to the conversation we’ve been fostering is “Refresh the Church.” But what I am finding in my context is that while refreshing the church…
Missional Grace
by Austin Maxheimer What does a missional Christian community look like in your neighborhood, workplace, home, or other part of everyday life? One of the core messages of Christianity is…
7 Reasons to Cover Sunday Content in Groups
by Austin Maxheimer At our church we have encouraged all of our small groups and Sunday teams to engage with the Sunday message as the content for their group discussion. …
New Year, Same Mission: 5 Powers of the Church on Mission
by Zach Below Another year has come and gone. Can you believe it? The end of a year always seems to bring about reflection. We reflect on wins, hard learnings,…
3 “Why’s” for Church
by Austin Maxheimer “Why Church when it seems so lame?” This question forced me to revisit why I believe in the Church so deeply now, when that certainly wasn’t always…
