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.

Over half of the world’s population lives in urban centers and large cities. We are called to our cities because God has called us to that particular city. Our vision must be God’s vision ─ to reach our city and make it a place where God’s presence, God’s ways, and God’s word are a dominant force. 10 Pages of Notes. 12 PowerPoint Slides.

One of the main themes of the church in the book of Acts is their amazing story of growth - adding new believers, growing those believers, and calling those believers to become fully devoted followers of Christ. We must be growth-believing leaders who anticipate church growth of biblical character and magnitude and who build impacting churches. These notes include 7 ministry convictions for growth, the dynamics of growth, discouragement with growth, and empowerment for growth. 9 pages of notes; 11 PowerPoint slides.