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What is a “Congregation?”

What is a “Congregation?”

The church was a mystery God held closely until the right time. What does it mean to be the church at a place that is not our home? To answer that question, we must understand what we mean by a church “congregation.” The church itself is one, but...
What is the “Church?”

What is the “Church?”

What is the church? It sounds like an obvious question until you ask people and receive numerous answers. Some definitions sound scholarly by referring to the Greek text of the New Testament (ekklesia) and often rendering the single word erroneously as a prepositional...
Congregation Clusters

Congregation Clusters

“Congregation Clusters” are church plants. Below are links to our podcasts the Clusters ministry outside Philadelphia. These are parts one and two of a three-part interview with Joey and Meredith Ingrassia.We are also sharpening our terminology. We...
Do You Love Me?

Do You Love Me?

Yet, if we listen closely, the question they ask most often and in innumerable ways is: “Do you love me?” Every other question comes in a distant second. Maybe that should not come as a surprise. We have become aware that history’s most technologically...
Time’s Up!

Time’s Up!

It’s not enough time for a cup of coffee. The tide is out. The signs are present. The earth is shaking. The tsunami is coming. What can we do in fifteen minutes? What can we do in the urgency of the time when it feels like all we can do is run and hide? See our...