Loving Christ…Embracing our World. The theme of the Twelfth General Conference of The Wesleyan Church has it in the correct order. We cannot and dare not try to reach our world properly if we do not have God’s love in us first and foremost. In fact, being in a daily, loving relationship with Jesus is [...]

The popular theologian C. S. Lewis wrote of the incarnation in his book called Miracles:  “They say that God became Man.  Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this. . . . In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being [...]

“Neither politicians nor philanthropists can offer people what they need the most – the incarnate love of Christ. Unless the Church fulfills its responsibility to proclaim by word and deed the ‘Good News to the poor,’ the poor have no true hope. We, the Church, bear the only true gospel of hope!”  – John Perkins [...]

City Life Church, of Grand Rapids, MI, is located in the core city neighborhoods on a street known for drug dealing, prostitution and homelessness. However, my wife, Christy, and I dream of a day when the reputation of our community changes because Jesus has transformed it through his Church. One of the biggest fears we [...]

  Bringing a large group to Follow 12? Follow 12, this year’s International Wesleyan Youth Convention, is fast approaching. Thousands of students have had their life altered because of their encounter with Jesus at these events. This is why your involvement is crucial. God moves, students respond, and lives are forever changed. As a former [...]

How hashtags can be helpful We recently conducted a survey and asked various children’s ministry questions. About 67 people responded to our survey. I’m sure we’ll talk more about what we discovered in further detail, but one of the questions and its answers was interesting to me. It didn’t surprise me at all, but it [...]

Over fifty leaders and volunteers gathered at Yarmouth Wesleyan Church in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on April 21, 2012, for The Huddle – a Children’s Ministry training event founded by the Spiritual Formation Department of The Wesleyan Church. Participants attended two rallies, a variety of breakouts, and were given the opportunity to network over lunch. [...]

God’s expectation is that every person and every church should grow for Him.  So, what kind of growth is God pleased with?  I’ve been in healthy debates with ministry friends who liked to differentiate between quality and quantity.  I was personally accused of not preaching the Gospel truth as the church I pastored experienced a [...]

Have you ever been on a need-to-know basis? When I was in scouts, I was selected to join a group called the “Order of the Arrow.” This is a special sect within the scouting organization that recognizes young scouts for their leadership potential. Being chosen was a big deal.  Being chosen was half the ordeal. [...]