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Talia Biel is a member at Crossroads Church. She is a sincere Jesus follower with a gift for connecting her faith to real life, and for sharing that through her writing. Check out her blog “Holding On To Faith. Jesus followers, we are called to be different. To live in such a radical way that others…

Talia Biel is a member at Crossroads Church. She is a sincere Jesus follower with a gift for connecting her faith to real life, and for sharing that through her writing. Check out her blog “Holding On To Faith. Going Deeper (2) by Talia Biel Not to us, but to Your name, be the glory.  Last…

Talia Biel is a member at Crossroads Church. She is a sincere Jesus follower with a gift for connecting her faith to real life, and for sharing that through her writing. Check out her blog “Holding On To Faith”. Going Deeper by Talia Biel This past week, as my husband was away at a conference. I…

Jesus tapped me on the shoulder and said, Bob, why are you resisting me? I said, I’m not resisting you! He said, You gonna follow me? I said, I’ve never thought about that before! He said, When you’re not following me, you’re resisting me. –Bob Dylan

“The ‘modern’ idea of church, or ecclesiology, it seems is that the church exists as a venue to “attract” the lost through dynamic programs, performances and events—the more dynamic the better. What one pastor friend of mine referred to as “theo-tainment.” The problem with emphasizing this approach exclusively is that a disproportionate amount of the…

The fundamental goal and activity of the church should be to – teach and train every believer to become a ‘disciple making disciple’. Biblically and theologically, if we’re to become effective at ‘growing the church’, at strategically achieving ‘true gospel growth’ (both numerically and spiritually), then we’re to implement the scriptures call to build churches…

We do not need more information, we need more transformation! We have been pouring bible knowledge into peoples heads for years. Dave Browning observed: “I am convinced that the gap holding back most believers is not the gap between what they know and what they don’t know. It’s the gap between what they know and…

Today’s question is short, but not simple. Please take a few moments to jot down your thoughts. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?

I am wrestling with what this looks like for our church. How do you set up a church that equips for, but does not take away from, our task in the world. Even though we are trying to focus on our mission, just maintaining our church services takes a lot of effort. How do we…