Summary: Systems are predictable, regardless of people's intentions that operate within them. The principles of the systems you operate by …
The Road To An Unhealthy Church Is Paved With Good IntentionsRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: decentralization, the world's system by Michael Fleming
Summary: Systems are predictable, regardless of people's intentions that operate within them. The principles of the systems you operate by …
The Road To An Unhealthy Church Is Paved With Good IntentionsRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: authority, church lifestyle, decentralization, power by Michael Fleming
Summary: Because everything we've known is from the world's system, we have a hard time making sense of how the Kingdom of God operates. But the …
This Amazing Animal Shows Us How Healthy Churches FunctionRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: authority, decentralization, money, power by Michael Fleming
Summary: Paying people to do ministry centralizes the open system that God designed the Church to be and creates divisions in His Body that He never …
Is Paying People To Do Ministry Healthy For A Church?Read More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: authority, decentralization, power by Michael Fleming
Summary: The Church is undergoing a revolution of its basic structure. It's getting back to God's original design for it - a decentralized network …
This Is What Happens To A Church When There’s No Humans In ChargeRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order, Starting a Church Tags: facilitation by Michael Fleming
Summary: An apostle is someone from outside the local church. They help groups to learn the process of making Christ the functional …
The Forgotten (But Essential) Role of the Church ApostleRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: evangelism, family, individualism by Michael Fleming
Summary: Current Christian preaching and practice focuses almost exclusively on the individual. But the gospel is more than that. It's the creation …
The Half of the Gospel That’s M.I.A. from the American ChurchRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: church lifestyle, growth strategies, individualism by Michael Fleming
Summary: The spread of Christianity hinges on behavior, not beliefs. The current American lifestyle and institutions that serve it …
The World’s Greatest (and Only) Effective Church Growth StrategyRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, family, giving and receiving by Michael Fleming
Summary: The apostle Paul pointed out 4 major characteristics of healthy families in his writings in the New Testament - affection, unity, sharing …
4 Sure Signs You’re Part of a Healthy Church FamilyRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, conflict, family by Michael Fleming
Summary: Although not socially acceptable, Jesus prioritized God's family over his physical family. Disciples of Jesus do the same. In the last …
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: belonging, christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: A Christian's spiritual brothers and sisters are supposed to be the most important relationships in their life. But to understand what that …
What Should a Christian’s Most Important Relationships Be?Read More