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Re: Is it really not about “Religion?”

A Mouse Attack — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:36:44 -0000

One person replied to the article perfectly: "Relationship is religion." Having a relationship with someone involves spending time with that person and actually doing something that helps grow the relationship, which could be defined as religion. A problem that may occur with those side with "Relationship > Religion" is that they don't know how to grow their Relationship. Likewise, a similar problem may occur with those for "Religion > Relationship" to where they are trying to grow by doing things that grow a relationship without the person of Jesus, if anything their relationship might be comparable to a job that they do just because. Either way, we have to have both.

Re: Are you a Leader or a Shepherd?

dmehrle — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:38:48 -0000

Do you have any scripture where it talks about the shepherd not being a leader?

Re: Are you a Leader or a Shepherd?

Delrafflady — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:39:14 -0000

I do not believe that all shepherds are leaders. In a group, any group, there has to be one in charge, one that everyone looks to for wisdom, experience as the church (the flock), looks to Christ as our leader, our Shepherd.

Re: Change the way you see things

dmehrle — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:38:32 -0000

Kays,

Thanks for the comment. I agree the Mind of Christ can set us free and it is only in that, that we will find Joy in life.

Re: Change the way you see things

Kays — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:19:35 -0000

As a Christian Counselor, I know that the greatest changes are the result of a change in thinking. Learning to think accurately is the key to maturity and health and happiness. The Mind of Christ can set us free! Thanks for this article. I'm going to pass it on.

Re: What is your Discipleship Strategy?

dmehrle — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:53:36 -0000

You can get it at most bookstores or even ordering it offline at cbd or amazon. How are things going for you in Arizona?

Re: What is your Discipleship Strategy?

Jason Price — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:24:40 -0000

So...how does one acquire said material? We are always trying to improve in this area so I will look at anything on the topic.

Re: No more Bibles in Church

Clint McCollum — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:49:30 -0000

For me, I love having the Bible with me at all times. I always have my Android phone with me. With YouVersion, it is synced up with my Kindle version, so any notes I take or verses I highlight, I have it on the devise I am reading from.

Re: I am 24 and living at home

dmehrle — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:55:15 -0000

Could not agree more! Many adults don't want to take on responsibility unless they are forced too, why would we expect anything different from our students. We have to help parents understand that while High School life is important and good they need to be given responsibility. Exactly why my son at 15 has job and is learning what it means to be responsible to someone other than mom and dad.

Re: I am 24 and living at home

Nikomas Perez — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:17:31 -0000

True 'dat! I've heard that one of the main possible reasons that adolescence is being extended into the late 20s is because we have pushed back all avenue's of responsibility to the late 20s as well. Jobs, marriages, kids, paying taxes, etc. I don't think people ever just fall into adulthood...they're pushed into adulthood when they find themselves in situations where they have to make decisions that effect the lives of those around them (job, marriage, parenting, etc). The longer we keep our teens away from responsibility, the longer they will have to rely on us to make the decisions...and the longer they will live at home.

Re: No more Bibles in Church

dmehrle — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:04:08 -0000

Chris,

You are exactly correct, we now have more Bibles in our service because of technology. It is an interesting culture shift as we move from paper to technology. Just not sure I can do that just yet as I like to preach from the physical paper Bible. Maybe I am old school on this.

Re: Here in Joplin…

Tsmaskell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:13:04 -0000

Hey David, glad to see the Men's Breakfast on the church website. However, I don't know those two scruffy dudes that come up on that page. Do they go to our church? Just kidding buddy. Can't wait to cook up some grubbage. Later, Shane

Re: Help me plan a Men’s retreat

Brian Nall — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:35:03 -0000

Did you have any particular theme in mind or is that still something you are trying to decide?

Re: Bible Versions…

bnall — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:33:07 -0000

I took a look at Philippians 2:5-11, commonly referred to as the Kenosis ("to empty") passage and noticed a couple of things:

1)In verse 5, the Holman leaves out the component of our relationships with one another. I think that misses the whole point of the passage.
2)In verse 7, Holman uses the word "emptied" instead of "made himself nothing." It may be a matter of semantics, but I think I like the Holman here.

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

dmehrle — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:50:18 -0000

Steve,

Thanks for the comments. Aaron Chambers wrote a blog some time back to his ministry friends who are or have cheated on their wives. It is really good. Check it out here - http://mylordandmyblog.word...

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

Steve — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:37:46 -0000

Good point; fb is not responsible for divorce. It is important to set limits in the use of fb, however; limits that will keep you from moving into a relationship that would be destructive to a family--yours or another's.

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

bnall — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:01:08 -0000

Like money, food, sex, music, tv, etc., facebook is not an evil in and of itself. Facebook doesn't make decisions for people. It may be just one more aspect that has to be controlled, but it is certainly not the cause of anything.

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

@kylereed — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:43:28 -0000

yes there has to be some accountability. But just like anything else, people want to find someone else to blame

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

dmehrle — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:34:15 -0000

I agree that it can create a secret space. Which is one of the primary reasons that I don't friend women on my facebook account. However, is it not time that we start calling sin - sin and start holding people responsible for the actions they have taken? Instead of blaming it on a medium or someone else.

Re: Facebook responsible for Divorce?

@kylereed — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:47:37 -0000

I definitely think there is some connection. I think that it provides another form of secrecy and a chance to hide things. But that can happen anywhere.

Re: Discipleship – who’s responsible?

dmehrle — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:10:52 -0000

Brian,

I am nervous that we as a church culture are placing this on those who are coming to the church and not really working towards helping others grow. We get wrapped up in what happens on Sunday morning and all the details of church that we forget that the most important thing is people. Helping them grow and being able to have those tough conversations about what they need to do next is part of being a leader.

Yes, leaders can not make people grow but we can create a culture where it is expected and opportunities are provided.

Re: Discipleship – who’s responsible?

bnall — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:57:33 -0000

It's a matter of the proverbial leading the horse to water. I was discussing with a fellow member just on Sunday morning that out of a church of 600-800 people five people, including the teacher, show up for a class on spiritual disciplines. Either we are a church of outstanding disciples who have it all together or our priorities are messed up. Granted, some may be attending classes throughout the week, but I believe we can do much better. As far as the specific response to your discussion question, I don't think we are ultimately responsible as long as we as a church are prayerfully presenting the opportunities for growth as best as we can.

Re: Me, lead a small group?

Michael — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:00:56 -0000

wise words

Re: Me, lead a small group?

dmehrle — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:16:58 -0000

Sometimes the best leaders are not the ones with the most information but rather the ones who can understand and relate well. Highly relational people are often able to ask great questions and lead good conversation.

Re: Me, lead a small group?

Matthew — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:02:02 -0000

I am leading one and I must say it's a pretty hard thing to do. Especially with me being a non reader. I loathe reading so reading a book or even the bible sometimes is super hard.

God leads us though so I just need to be present and be open for him to do his thing.