Redeeming God

Liberating you from bad ideas about God

Learn the MOST ESSENTIAL truths for following Jesus.

Get FREE articles and audio teachings in my discipleship emails!


  • Join Us!
  • Scripture
  • Theology
  • My Books
  • About
  • Discipleship
  • Courses
    • What is Hell?
    • Skeleton Church
    • The Gospel According to Scripture
    • The Gospel Dictionary
    • The Re-Justification of God
    • What is Prayer?
    • Adventures in Fishing for Men
    • What are the Spiritual Gifts?
    • How to Study the Bible
    • Courses FAQ
  • Forum
    • Introduce Yourself
    • Old Testament
    • New Testament
    • Theology Questions
    • Life & Ministry

Three Keys to Successful Church Programs

By Jeremy Myers
Leave a Comment

Three Keys to Successful Church Programs

There are a lot of blogs, books, seminars, and conferences about planning successful church programs. I have read many of these books and posts, and have attended several of these seminars and conferences. Below are three things I have never heard anywhere, but which would significantly help church programs become more relational and missional.

If you are a house church, you may not think you have programs, and so this post doesn’t apply to you. But while you may not call it a “program” if there is any activity that your gathering does together for other people in the community–whether you call it community service, outreach, evangelism, mission, etc.,–this post might also help you be more focused an intentional in what you do and why.

First, all programs should include something beyond just training. I’ve written about this previously. It does not appear that Jesus or the early church ever did training just for training. Most of the training was while they were on the way to do something. It was on the job training. [Read more…]

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: Books by Jeremy Myers, Close Your Church for Good, Discipleship, Theology of the Church

Advertisement

The Traitor Church

By Jeremy Myers
3 Comments

The Traitor Church

Who do you definitely not want in your church? Have you ever thought that those are the ones Jesus would invite?

In Israel at the time of Jesus, some of the most despised people were the tax collectors. It is not just that nobody likes a tax collector. It was more than that. They were Jews who worked for the Roman Empire to collect money from their fellow Jews, and therefore, were viewed as traitors.

One day, when Jesus was teaching the crowds, a tax collector named Levi set up shop nearby, complete with his rich clothes and tax-enforcing bodyguards. Since the tax booths were movable, he probably came to tax the people as they arrived to hear Jesus teach.

Imagine showing up for church this Sunday, only to discover an IRS agent had put a table out front, and as everybody filed into church, was checking to make sure they had paid their taxes. [Read more…]

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: Bible Commentary on Luke, Bible Study, Discipleship, Theology of Jesus, Theology of Salvation

Advertisement

Do you live grace, or just know it?

By Jeremy Myers
12 Comments

Do you live grace, or just know it?

Have you ever noticed that in many areas of Christianity, those of us who proclaim “grace” the loudest, are often the least gracious in our dealings and interactions with others?” It’s ironic, for we have become legalistic about grace!

If we truly know what grace is, why is it that we Christians are generally the least gracious people on earth? Here are three examples to show you what I mean:

Example 1
My wife Wendy first experienced this back in college. She was in a Sorority at Northern Illinois. Her friends in the Sorority all looked out for each other, supported each other, cared for each other, and were generally willing to overlook the faults of one another so they could be “sisters.” Wendy was welcomed in and immediately became part of the family. [Read more…]

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: Discipleship

Advertisement

Say What?

By Jeremy Myers
2 Comments

Say What?

Regarding teaching Scripture, Iย once heard aย person say, โ€œWe need to exegete the culture so we can dialogue with people through the metanarrative of Scripture.โ€

I agree with what he’s saying, but I don’t think this guy should be the one to say it….

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: Bible Study, Discipleship

Advertisement

My Blog Conversation with God

By Jeremy Myers
11 Comments

My Blog Conversation with God

I have a love-hate relationship with blogs. I love reading what others are doing, and the insights they have on church and ministry, but at the same time, I sometimes get depressed by what I read. Not because it is bad, but because it is so good. I wish I was the one who had written it. I wish I was the one who had that many followers, or that many comments, or that many re-Tweets.

I get depressed at all the books other bloggers are writing, the conferences they are attending and speaking at, the interviews they are doing, and the opportunities they are getting. It’s most depressing when I read a blog by someone who is doing what I have always dreamt of doing, and they are ten years younger than me. [Read more…]

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: Blogging, Discipleship

Advertisement

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • …
  • 167
  • Next Page »
Join the discipleship group
Learn about the gospel and how to share it

Take my new course:

The Gospel According to Scripture
Best Books Every Christian Should Read
Study Scripture with me
Subscribe to my Podcast on iTunes
Subscribe to my Podcast on Amazon

Do you like my blog?
Try one of my books:

Click the image below to see what books are available.

Books by Jeremy Myers

Theological Study Archives

  • Theology – General
  • Theology Introduction
  • Theology of the Bible
  • Theology of God
  • Theology of Man
  • Theology of Sin
  • Theology of Jesus
  • Theology of Salvation
  • Theology of the Holy Spirit
  • Theology of the Church
  • Theology of Angels
  • Theology of the End Times
  • Theology Q&A

Bible Study Archives

  • Bible Studies on Genesis
  • Bible Studies on Esther
  • Bible Studies on Psalms
  • Bible Studies on Jonah
  • Bible Studies on Matthew
  • Bible Studies on Luke
  • Bible Studies on Romans
  • Bible Studies on Ephesians
  • Miscellaneous Bible Studies

Advertise or Donate

  • Advertise on RedeemingGod.com
  • Donate to Jeremy Myers

Search (and you Shall Find)

Get Books by Jeremy Myers

Books by Jeremy Myers

Schedule Jeremy for an interview

Click here to Contact Me!

© 2025 Redeeming God · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Knownhost and the Genesis Framework