The Q Series

The Q Series“Ladies and gentleman, come see the amazing high wire act! Watch closely as he crosses the chasm on a tightrope without a net!” Well, at least that’s what it feels like for me.

On September 8 and September 15 we will be doing our annual Q Series at Calvary Assembly of God. These are Sundays where I don’t prepare a sermon, but I prepare myself to answer questions that are thrown at me on any topic. And I feel a little like the man walking on a tightrope without a net.

Here we go! 

If you’d like to submit a question, you can do so in the comments below. You can always send questions to me via Twitter or email. If you won’t be able to attend the services, we’ll make an audio link available with my answer to your question.

If you can attend in person (each of these Sundays at 10:30am), we will have a text number available so you can anonymously text your question to the computer techs.

It’s always fun and educational, so I hope you will be able to join us.

The Church Goes

The church goesI think we in the church may have it backward. We are far too quick to judge the success of a church by how many people “came to church on Sunday.”

The church is not a building. The church is a living organism. The church is people living out the love of Jesus in a tangible way in their world.

You can’t go to church. But the church can—and should—go to the world.

Just before Jesus ascended into Heaven He said, “All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, build a really nice building and invite everyone to come to it.”

Ummm, not so much!

Here’s what He really said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, GO and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18-19).

We don’t go to church. We are the church. We go to the world. 

Instead of inviting the world to “Come to church” why don’t you think about how you can be the church and “Go” to the world this week.

UPDATE: This post was one of the seed thoughts that went into fashioning my book Shepherd Leadership: The Metrics That Really Matter.