Kindle Notes & Highlights
by
Tom Cheyney
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June 29 - July 17, 2022
How can we work effectively to mobilize and equip God's people for the works of service? Are we expanding the core of leadership? What kind of leaders are we developing? What is our specific strategy for leadership development?
Leading a turnaround process might even require you saying farewell to some of your membership only willing to live in the past and not interested in reach out for a new future. There are individuals within the church you are leading that because of their individual behavioral wiring they would rather see your church die than make the necessary changes required to revitalize or renew your church. According to my co-author Terry Rials in The Nuts and Bolts of Church Revitalization, “Virtually all experts agree that the primary responsibility for leading the church in revitalization falls upon
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Peolpe in the church who woukd rather see the chur h die than make the necessary changes for renewal
The primary reason for the gathering of God’s church together is that Jesus Christ is lifted up, God is exalted, and the Holy Spirit is welcomed to do as He pleases. The main thing is that you respond to Him.
Worship is waiting on God being in His presence
Never should worship celebration be done for show or worn as a spiritual merit badge to impress others. Neither should we ever condemn someone for the manner in which they respond to God in true worship.
Worship is our first or foundational ministry. It is not our only ministry, but the one that all other spheres of ministry should be built upon. As one peruses Scripture, the constant thread of worship runs through the lives of those that were intimate with their God and used mightily by Him. The Psalmist declares: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?”[25] A desire to know God and to meet with Him is the key to Spirit-filled worship of God. Without this desire to stand in His
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Worship is foundational to evedything the church is
Paul goes on to say that through God’s Holy Spirit, we are able to enter into and know the deep things of God. Because the depths of God are without measure, we should never be satisfied with our knowledge of Him. There will always be more and more for us to know and experience. The life of the believer should be marked by a desire for an ever-expanding knowledge of God. We must come to the realization that God by His Holy Spirit desires to lead us into His depths. We believe this because the Scripture tells us that we have within us the Spirit of God. Since this is true, we too can enter into
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The mark of the believer is the desire to grow ever deeper in knowing God and His Word
Worship is critical to the life and vitality of a church. Worship should be viewed as one of the non-negotiable endeavors of a Christian's life.
Real worship does not seek to entertain, but balances celebration with a healthy fear of God. Worship sanctifies. Worship has a sense of wonder in it. Keep worship fairly simple. Since many worshipers lack musical aptitude today,
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Keep worship God-ward and non-mechanical. It is easy for those on the platform or at the front of the sanctuary to forget that our real ministry should be focused God-ward. Have you ever been in a service where it seemed that too much attention was focused on the worship leaders, or key changes and chord charts? All of us must strive to concentrate on God, so that part of our lives might open up to Him. Turning one’s thoughts toward God alone takes effort. Worship must be authentic
