TOPIC INDEXMinistry of the Church (148)

  1. We Don't Need "Worship Options" on Sunday Morning

    book
    08/03/18
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The church is a home for the family of God. It’s not a mall, a café, a coffee shop, or Amazon. It’s where we usually don’t get what we want, but what we need.

  2. The Church of Polytheists

    book
    07/02/18
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” But the fool also says in his heart, “There are many gods.” And we, dear friends, are the fools.

  3. When the Whole World Rests Upon Our Tongues

    book
    03/28/18
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    It is the icon of the resurrection, for if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live into eternity, for this bread is the flesh of Christ for the life of the world.

  4. The Church Doesn't Need "Children's Church"

    book
    03/22/18
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In an age when families are already fractured beyond comprehension, are we seriously going to separate parents from children in the one service in which God himself is present to unite us to himself and one another?

  5. Prayer Won't Stop School Shootings

    book
    02/17/18
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    A good place to start is to work hard at loving those no one else seems to love. I can’t think of a more Christ-like action.

  6. The Unsexy Church

    book
    01/26/18
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The following is an excerpt from Chad Bird’s new book, Your God Is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places (Baker Book, 2018).

  7. We All Show up Late for Church

    book
    11/25/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Our little congregation is part of a much larger church—the body of Christ, both here on earth as well as in heaven. And that church worships 24/7, never ceasing in its adoration of Jesus our Savior.

  8. How Churches Become Morality Clubs of Religion

    book
    11/19/17
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We strive, in short, to master the art of swatting mosquitoes. And all the while, we remain blind to the fact that in pulpit after pulpit, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is as rare as Merry Christmas inside a synagogue.

  9. Book Release Today: Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul

    book
    10/11/17
    6 mins
    By Chad Bird
    This book tells of my long and brutal journey. From married to divorced. From a seminary professor and pastor to a disgraced, bitter truck driver in the oil fields of Texas. From a man at war with God to a child redeemed by grace.

  10. The Saddest Words Ever Spoken to a Sinner

    book
    09/12/17
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    When we say, “I’ve screwed up big time. I’ve betrayed my spouse, my family, my friends. I’ve hurt lots of people,” we don’t need to hear, “Yes, you have. You need to make that right, learn to walk the talk, and act like a Christian next time."

  11. Singing "Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus" While Sitting Down: Disembodied Worship

    book
    05/18/17
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The church’s worship should boldly and explicitly do two things: confess the incarnation and practice for the resurrection.

  12. I Would Never Do That: Facing the Lie We Tell Ourselves

    book
    04/30/17
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We pray for God to deliver us from ourselves. To forgive us, for Jesus’s sake, when we do evil.
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