by Dan Jarvis | Nov 17, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Why should a church set aside special time for spiritual renewal? Certainly the content associated with “revival teaching” can be delivered in a sermon series, or as part of a small group or class curriculum. So, with all the other calendar events vying for attention,...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 16, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The only antidote to unconscious pride is conscious humility. Unconscious pride is my heart’s belief that it doesn’t really have need; that it has the resources, wisdom, and authority to move forward without further reference. Of course, unconscious pride is just as...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 15, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Which way are you leading? Toward revival? Toward the Great Commission? Toward multiplication? “Wait, Dan, you don’t understand the structure I’m under. I’m not really in charge—the chairman of the board is, or the lead deacon, or the personnel committee, or …” True,...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 13, 2015 | Humility, Six Responses to God
Whose turn is it in the “chess game” of spiritual life—ours or God’s? Or, as some have proposed, is God making the moves on both sides of the board, whether or not we recognize His hand in doing so? This question is, of course, quite loaded, especially as it relates...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 13, 2015 | Honesty, Six Responses to God
When Life Action’s church event arrived in his Texas church, Rick Lawson had no idea what God had in store for him. “I was an engineering supervisor with one of the largest defense contractors for the U.S. government. In that role, I had top-level security...
