by Jesse Richardson | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Jesse Richardson
I have recently noticed a trend of churches giving up on the notion that community is an essential component of church life. Many are deciding that community is an optional experience that is helpful but not elemental to being a healthy disciple of Jesus. I think this...
by Jesse Richardson | Jan 30, 2012 | Blog, Jesse Richardson
“It’s a rental.” It was a perfect day for the beach, and my new bride and I had the top down in a fun but gutless Mustang. We had left the main track miles ago and were tearing down a dirt road riddled with potholes. My faith in the directions our host had...
by Jesse Richardson | Jan 26, 2012 | Blog, Jesse Richardson
You should join a community group because ________. That is very important blank. How you fill it in will have a profound effect on the health of your community group ministry. You can do a lot of things right and still be torpedoed by that question. If you are not...
by Jesse Richardson | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog, Jesse Richardson
I remember when I first heard this bit of immature atheistic reductio ad absurdum. I was in high school, and I didn’t respond to it because the Nirvana-shirted, long-banged drama stud who said it didn’t say it to me. He was laying it on his friend like it...
by Jesse Richardson | Jan 22, 2012 | Blog, Jesse Richardson
Last week, we posted a video about religion and Jesus and wanted to follow up with some more content. Tim Keller’sGospel in Life Study Guide is incredibly helpful and expounds upon the difference of religion and the gospel. We like it so much, we made a 11 x 17...
