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THE main malady in evangelical Christianity, including the prevailing leadership system, is no mystery. Jesus is not Lord among its constituents. It’s broken the first two commandments right out of the gate.

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Peacemaking and Truth-telling are not mutually exclusive. Peacemaking of the Jesus kind never allows for compromise of the truth.

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Truth-speech, spoken in genuine love, is never Hate-speech. Don't buy the cultural deception that it is. Compromise-speech is Hate-speech every time.

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I have been very surprised that people are not talking about the fact that the surname "Kirk" means church. *Don't come at me with "Are you saying...." I'm just saying what I said.

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THE PARALYZED CHURCH The prevailing model of church has effectively paralyzed the body. All we have is one talking head. With the hierarchical system that dominates, one voice and one person (Senior Pastor) leads and has usurped Jesus' proper place as HEAD of the Church. This

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The most pressing need for the Church isn't better leaders. It needs a better definition of leadership. And that definition would be Servant.

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The Stage Without Sackcloth: Mark Driscoll’s Pastor Mark Driscoll re-ascension is not a restoration—it is a replay of half-truths and platform building. Years after the implosion of Mars Hill Church, Mark Driscoll stands once more behind a pulpit. But what’s missing is not a better

The Stage Without Sackcloth: Mark Driscoll’s <a href="/PastorMark/">Pastor Mark Driscoll</a>  re-ascension is not a restoration—it is a replay of half-truths and platform building.
Years after the implosion of Mars Hill Church, Mark Driscoll stands once more behind a pulpit. But what’s missing is not a better
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The only cultural war the Church needs to fight is within. It is against our own fleshly notions to walk in darkness. When the Church focuses on entering and receiving the Kingdom of Heaven- which Jesus says is readily available-the culture of His Kingdom dispels the darkness

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The Power and Beauty of Colaboring For church leaders it is vital to embrace the beauty of collaboration among your team. Hard hierarchy shuts the other voices down. If you view the others as "your employees" and "your staff" you forfeit collaboration. This is why the vernacular

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If your church is so big that your pastor (Shepherd) doesn't know your name then that person is not you shepherd. That person is your Rancher.

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Even if your allegiances want to deny what your eyes clearly see, you better align with the truth. The Lord knows you know the truth and to choose to deny that is to choose to deny Him. BTW-Jesus is The Truth. To deny the truth is to deny Him.