Reaching Adults: The Importance of Ownership
Do you want the English Ministry in your Chinese church to grow beyond a youth/college ministry? If so, it is necessary to reach English speaking…
English Ministry Pastor Shortage
There is a shortage of pastors to serve in English Ministry in Chinese churches, and those who do serve there are often subject to discouragement…
The Jerusalem Council: Consensus Decision Making
We often look to the church in Acts as an example of a vibrant, Spirit-filled, unified church. But when we look at it more closely…
Leadership and Culture (Part 2)
Yesterday I shared some thoughts about the way in which culture influences leadership. Today I want to continue that theme and focus in a little…
Leadership and Culture
There are universal biblical principles of leadership, but we must recognize that leadership does not operate in a vacuum. The way that leadership operates and…
How to Equip Spiritual Leaders
Yesterday I wrote about the central importance of equipping spiritual leaders. Today I want to share a few thoughts about the process of preparing people…
Why Leadership Training is Job #1
I want to follow up yesterday’s article about The Resource Pyramid with a few more thoughts about leadership training. This topic is not specific to…
The Resource Pyramid
I’d like to start this week by sharing the concept of The Resource Pyramid. This simple concept helps us to understand what we need to…
Maintaining Unity in a Chinese Church
How does a bilingual Chinese church maintain unity? It has to be more than history or convenience. There must be a vision that encompasses both…
Unity and Diversity in a Chinese Church
One of the big challenges in a bilingual Chinese church is to maintain the overall unity of the church while giving each congregation adequate freedom…
Why we don’t have a Senior Pastor
While I am on the topic of church structure I thought that I should explain why CFC does not have a Senior Pastor. I don’t…
A Tale of Two Mailboxes
Sometimes the way that things are actually done in a church are a better indicator of the true structure than what is written on paper.…