How a person thinks about God and His purpose shapes their understanding of what a church is, along with its purpose. Embracing the following 9 …
What is a Church? Understand Its Purpose with These 9 TruthsRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order by Michael Fleming
How a person thinks about God and His purpose shapes their understanding of what a church is, along with its purpose. Embracing the following 9 …
What is a Church? Understand Its Purpose with These 9 TruthsRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: the community life of god by Michael Fleming
I recently overheard someone saying "I was discipling someone for awhile." Most people that say this mean something like "I was helping so and …
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Category: The Kingdom of God Tags: faith, individualism, power by Michael Fleming
My wife and I had our first child this year. If you’ve had children of your own, you of course know that you start thinking and feeling a bunch …
2 Characteristics of Childlike Faith in the Kingdom of GodRead More
Category: Godly Relationships by Michael Fleming
Competitive behavior within a church can be extremely obvious. Members of a church could be observed jockeying for positions of power within the …
This Subtle Competitive Behavior Can Negatively Affect Your ChurchRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: giving and receiving, God's image, God's nature, money by Michael Fleming
Just like with anything else when it comes to relationships, we can look to God. If you look carefully, you will see that the members of the …
What Happens When A Church Treats Possessions Like God DoesRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, fellowship, individualism by Michael Fleming
When you think about the word "fellowship," what do you think of? Potlucks? Game nights? Small groups? That was my concept of …
What Is Fellowship In A Healthy Christian Community?Read More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, submission by Michael Fleming
One of the main images used throughout the Bible to communicate what a church is to us is a house. It's understood that attempting to build a …
The #1 Sign A Church Is Built On The Wrong FoundationRead More
Category: Starting a Church Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, house church by Michael Fleming
I’d say in the last 20 years or so, there’s been a surge in people attempting church gatherings in their homes as opposed to meeting at a campus-like …
The Problem with House Churches: When Not To Try ThemRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, God's purpose, identity, unity by Michael Fleming
If you're a Christian, you already know that you needed to be made alive again by Christ. You also know that happened because He came to live …
The Hardest Challenge Every Church Is Presented WithRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, God's image by Michael Fleming
I have a friend that was working on an assignment recently for a Christian theology class he was taking. In short, the assignment asked him to build a …