What is The Role of a Pastor, Really?

Strange Fire or Acceptable Worship? The Worship Wars Explained

As Christians, how do we know if our worship is acceptable to God? In this episode, we talk about the worship wars, and four stories from Scripture. We discuss: -How two stories from the OT and two stories from the NT fit together. - What God expects from worshippers today, and why He has raised the standard instead of lowering it. - Why we shouldn't add regulations to our worship that don't exist in Scripture. - How the two times people were struck down by God in the New Testament parallel the greatest commandments. To access my free guide "Growing Your Redemptive Gift" visit: https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free [https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free]

What Really Makes Church Work, Part 2- Generations

In our second video of the series, we look at generations. We discuss: -God's original plan for community -Why we need three generations living together -What goes wrong when we separate the generations -Why modern church purposely keep the generations apart -What we can do to have healthy communities To access my free guide "Growing Your Redemptive Gift" visit: https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free [https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free]

What Modern Church Is Missing: My Interview with Dr. Tom Wadsworth

Have you wondered if there is more to church than sermons and singing? There's a lot more. In my interview with Dr. Tom Wadsworth, we look at the earliest Christian gatherings. They aren't anything like what we have today. We discuss: -Why the first Christians gathered together (and it wasn't for "worship" like we do today). -What the early Church did in their meetings. -How changing Communion changed everything in the early church, and not for the better. -How we lost what the first Christians had. - How we can get back to the heart of Christian gatherings. Dr Wadsworth's Website: https://www.tomwadsworth.com/ [https://www.tomwadsworth.com/] To read my free guide "Growing Your Redemptive Gift": https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free [https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free]

What Really Makes Church Work, Part 1

God designed Christianity to work. But the Church hasn't always done what works. Let's do more of what actually changes people's lives. In this episode we look at participation. We discuss: -How God designed the Church to have full participation between believers. -How the Church has put power into the hands of fewer and fewer people. -How much fun full participation can be. To access my free guide "Growing Your Redemptive Gift" visit: https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free [https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free]

What is The Role of a Pastor, Really?

Every church has a pastor, but what does the Bible say they do? It doesn't look like what we are doing. In this video we talk about: -What Jesus told Peter being a pastor was all about. -What Peter said he learned throughout his life about pastoring. -Why the West gets pastoring wrong - Why being a pastor is so much more than preaching sermons. To access my free guide "Growing Your Redemptive Gift" visit: https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free [https://www.blueprintsounds.com/free]