The church today exists in a changing and complex culture. As the church develops it must orient itself both in relation to the culture of its origins and in relation to the contemporary culture it encounters. The church must understand its responsibility in the transforming of culture. The church must be the church in every generation, staying true to unchangeable truth principles and mission. 17 Pages of Notes. 30 PowerPoint Slides.

A book review on the book “Preaching to a Postmodern World” by Graham Johnston.

A book review on the book “The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World” by Alan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk.

The culture we face is emerging into a confusing, godless, valueless mindset with mixed religion and mixed philosophies. The only hope for the world today is Christ and His church. The call to every believer is to believe Christ is who He said He was and can do what He promised to do, and to believe the church is Christ’s body and is called to do what Christ has purposed to accomplish and will succeed. 13 pages of notes; 8 PowerPoint slides.

Every church has its own culture, its own feel, its own atmosphere. Atmosphere can be positive or negative, and it pervades one's spirit, mood, and environment. What is your church's atmosphere? Is it one of chaos, darkness, or disorder? Or is it energized, filled with the Holy Spirit and with power? This sermon looks at the power of atmosphere, and twelve spiritual atmosphere goals. 17 pages.

Leaders today face the great challenge of not only growing churches, but also of growing great leaders to lead our churches. The church leadership team must carefully establish and strategically nurture a culture that finds, develops, and releases qualified leaders into the local church. This message establishes a biblical and philosophical foundation of leadership culture and thoroughly outlines the characteristics of an emerging culture.

Everyone wants to be on a winning team. To attract people to your leadership team and keep them there, you must build a culture of appreciation. Good leaders look for people's potential, not people's flaws, seeking to build on that potential, rather than writing off a person because of a few flaws. Appreciation is more than thanking people, although it involves that. The Bible is full of examples of the power and necessity of encouragement. This message uncovers those examples in scripture, and develops ten actions necessary to developing a culture of appreciation. With fill-ins and an exhaustive scripture list,...

Not all churches are the same because not all leaders are the same. The good leader can build a good church that could in fact be a great church if the leader built for greatness. Will you become an average vision leader or will you make the sacrifices necessary to put yourself and your church on the pathway to the next level? This training manual includes three sections: The Next Level Leader and Church The Next Level Leadership Challenges The Next Level Leadership Culture Each section includes Scripture, in-depth word definitions, and practical principles to incorporate in your leadership. This...

You can build a biblical marriage. This four-part series starts by setting a biblical foundation for understanding marriage and its relevance to all people of all ages. You'll also see that marriage building starts as a single person in the face of moral absolutes that are constantly being attacked. Finally, learn God's design for marriage by examining the first marriage. Four dynamic, complete messages: 1. Six Marriage Building Convictions, includes the six dimensions of marriage / 9 pages of notes 2. Marriage Building Starts as a Single, includes how to build on the foundation stone of moral purity / 10...

You can build a biblical marriage! Marriage is a representation of Christ and His church and it is an important topic for people of all ages - married, single, young and old. This message sets the foundation for the series and gives six basic marriage building convictions, looks at the various definitions of marriage, and explores the various dimensions of marriage. 9 pages of notes