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Planning summer youth activities that nurture spiritual growth
At one church I (Jen) served, I inherited a do-it-yourself mission trip. Over the summer, teenagers loaded into coach buses to travel to a mission site where they did construction projects for a week. They had a blast, worshiped, camped, and participated in epic hikes.
It was a great trip with one big problem: after we came home, our group shrank. Only a fraction of the students came to worship or youth group. After a couple of weeks, I seldom heard stories of the trip’s impact on teenagers’ lives, character, or faith.
Despite good intentions, this trip failed to have…
What Does Spiritual Growth Actually Look Like?
All living things grow. With human beings, we watch babies learns to crawl, to walk, to talk. We grow from total dependance on our parents to eventually being parents are…
Forward From Conversion: How We Can Focus on Spiritual Growth and Transformation
"Making converts is essential, but the job isn't finished until those converts are discipled."
How You Can Move to a Whole New Level of Spiritual Growth and Healing
Transformation and healing for your life! Find more meaning and purpose to your life Hello! In times like these, we need special solutions to solve our problems. The old solutions are fading away. You
Who Is Nurturing Your Spiritual Growth?
Every single one of us need someone to nurture our spiritual growth. Jesus warned us to be very careful about picking a model to pattern our lives after. He said, “Can one blind person lead another…
Can You Really Measure Spiritual Growth?
The end of the year is a natural time to evaluate the past year—but can you really measure spiritual growth?
12 Reasons Your Church Doesn’t Produce Spiritual Growth
Tony Morgan offers a power-packed list of must-read spiritual growth stoppers that might hinder the growth of your church.
3 Easy Christian Women's Retreat Ideas for Spiritual Growth and Development
Listed below are a few easy Christian women’s retreat ideas that will also give you a chance to fully explore your spirituality on a personal and group level. Most retreats take place in quiet, scenic areas where you can take a step away from the stress, worry and problems of everyday life. This is a [...]
What I Had Wrong About Spiritual Growth
Natural growth comes from increasing our self-sufficiency. Spiritual growth comes from embracing our insufficiency.
3 Things Not to Do While Pursuing Spiritual Growth
When new to Christ and Christianity, we latched on to whatever we could to grow straight and tall. Well-meaning friends and relatives pulled out their old saws and presented shortcuts that seemed to guarantee growth. It wasn’t until years later we looked back in wonder at where we had arrived.<br>A sh
Is it time for a new Church Growth Plan?
I have been a pastor for the past twenty-four years and in that time I have gone to more than my share of church growth conferences. I have spent a great deal of time and money trying to figure out…
10 Spiritual Practices for Everyday Awesomeness
It's not that easy to create and stick to a daily spiritual practice. It takes a lot of time to work out what works for you, and sometimes a whole lot of butt k
How to Win the Spiritual Jackpot
How do you take hold of your own spiritual jackpot?
What is spiritual fornication?
What is spiritual fornication? It is worshiping, serving, and depending on anything other than the true God of Scripture.
How to Establish Spiritual Goals for Teens
Why Youth Pastors Need Honesty
Youth pastors need honesty. If you are in youth ministry you know that "okay" is the cover against weakness.
How to Make Space for Your Spiritual Life — Always Well Within
Would you like to make more time for meditation, prayer, or quiet contemplation, but find you’re constantly distracted by the demands and amusements of everyday life? I mention “amusements” because it’s not just busyness that blocks one’s spiritual pursuits. Consider all the ad
How Not to Be a Spiritual Drifter
Some Christians glory in their identity as a member of the Universal Church, while refusing to plug into any particular local church.
Teens and Spiritual Gifts: How to Help Discover Them
Teens and spiritual gifts: Part of discipleship is helping a believer discover and use their spiritual gifts.
How the gifts of the Magi represent pillars of the spiritual life
The gifts of the Magi are very symbolic and are often used to explain Jesus’ mission as priest, prophet and king. However, they can also be applied to our spiritual life and represent different part of it. This symbolism is explained in a 19th-century reflection by Angelo Cagnola. We should learn to recognize in the Read More…
