NOTE FROM LUMINEX: This is the sixth entry in an 8-week series on Priorities. Today’s focus is Multiplication. Enjoy! “Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said. He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. They served as judges for the people at all times. …
Priorities Series: Leadership Development – Apprenticing
NOTE FROM LUMINEX: This is the fifth entry in an 8-week series on Priorities. Today’s focus is Leadership Development – Apprenticing. Enjoy! Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with our series on Priorities. So far, you’ve read about Kingdom-focused prayer, evangelism, discipleship, and servant leadership. If you haven’t read them, now is a great time to catch up! This week, we’re …
Priorities Series: Discipleship
NOTE FROM LUMINEX: This is the third entry in an 8-week series on Priorities. Today’s focus is Discipleship. Enjoy! Frequently we notice growth after it happens—when we’re not watching. Mostly, I think it’s because we expect growth to only feel exciting. But growth, growing, involves changing and breaking. Growth involves growing pains. Are there areas in your life that the Lord may want to …
Priorities Series: Evangelism – It May Be Easy to Preach and Teach, But …
NOTE FROM LUMINEX: This is the second entry in an 8-week series on Priorities. Today’s focus is Evangelism. Enjoy! As a pastor I found Evangelism easy to preach and teach. But living evangelism out in my daily life – well that was entirely different. It’s a truth that hit me hard on two related occasions. The first occasion occurred one Easter season following …
Priorities …
Happy New Year! As we enter 2018, we thought it would be appropriate to begin the new year with a series on Priorities. The series will cover eight written blogs, and will begin on January 8 and conclude on February 26. In the Priorities series you will hear perspectives on key Luminex priorities from eight different writers, some of whom are part of …
What Child is This?
What child is this? “The babe, the son of Mary.” “She gave birth to a firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” (Luke 2:7) Far too many people think of the Christmas story as a quaint, cerebral affair – angels with fluttering wings, animals …
8 Marks of All-in Leadership Teams
Leadership is a tough task, but it is made easier when the burden is carried by more than one person. When you create leadership teams in your churches and ministries, these are eight characteristics that make up effective and engaged teams. Everyone is Praying This is not simply praying at the beginning of meetings, but having a lifestyle of regular …
Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
Randy Weener – Great Lakes City Classis Leader & RCA Coordinator for Church Multiplication I write about establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries not as the expert (just ask my wife,) but as one who has been challenged in this area throughout my years of ministry. Just look at my titles above, but don’t feel sorry of me. I said yes to …
Leadership Development
There is always a need for leaders in all facets of life. To fill that need, there needs to be a way of developing and training leaders. This week’s Whiteboard Wednesday is brought to you by Nate Bull and Mark Van Andel, leaders of an urban church plant in Detroit, Michigan, called Hesed. First of all, Nate and Mark stress …
Luminex Podcast 12: Missions in Detroit
When we think of missions, we often think of crossing oceans to witness to unreached people groups. But in reality, there are unreached people right here in our American cities. On this week’s podcast we have Nate Bull and Mark Van Andel from Hesed Community Church in Detroit. They tell of their ministry in some of Detroit’s toughest neighborhoods. [00:00:30] …