Think Church, Be Church, Change the World

Picture by Lusi World Changers To see His Church the way Jesus did is to view a company of people imbued with His light and changing the world. He saw them as world changers when he said, "You are the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14) and taught them to pray "Your kingdom come, your…

Church Leadership through Consensus

God's Way Sacrificed To many, the idea of church leadership through consensus sounds like leadership is taken from God and given into the hands of men. Nevertheless, it is precisely God’s way of seeing His will done in and through the Church. Sadly, the church is full of stories of leadership abuse, which could have…

Bored, Burned-Out, Broken or Blessed?

Many who appear to be apathetic Christians are in actual fact bored, burned-out or broken by religion. Any excitement that they once had as believers has long been snuffed out by what has masqueraded as Christianity, but really isn’t. Bored Instead of a dynamic relationship with Jesus that’s shared with other believers, they’ve been restricted…

The Ecclesia – “Thy Kingdom Come”

Changing our World The Ecclesia (or Church) is one way that God is able to govern and affect individuals, as well as all spheres of society. Christians (born-again believers), are able to bring personal and corporate issues to Him, as well as the social and environmental issues of this world. And, because Jesus has “all authority in heaven and…

The Ecclesia – The Gateway for God’s Kingdom

The Ecclesia Jesus’ ecclesia is the most powerful group on earth, way above any parliament, congress or senate. And, amazingly, all Christians are called to be involved. Ecclesia was a term used in ancient times for a political assembly of citizens who were “called-out” from a local community with the purpose of governing the community. Jesus…

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Dear Readers, Thank you for all who participated through reading, commenting and sharing on Real Church Life. I trust that you found things that were meaningful, helpful or even challenging. And, whether you agreed or not, that you considered God's word, the…

Messianic Judaism – Celebration or Separation Part 2

Cult-like Movement Messianic Judaism is a term coined to distinguish Jewish believers in Jesus as the Messiah. But, despite the joy of Jews believing in Jesus as their Messiah, it is sadly a movement within Christianity with cult-like tendencies. The movement parades itself under the guise of mere cultural Christianity, but it often carries menacing…

Preeminent Leaders and Super-Gurus – Welcoming Differences, Avoiding Division – part 7

Exploring the possibility of real unity under one roof despite differences of opinion Fostering Wolves When we elevate individuals in the church by kowtowing to them and their opinions, they can easily begin to think that they are superior to the group. And, very quickly they can seem distant and untouchable in the minds of…

Loving the Wacky, Not Their Wackiness – Welcoming Differences, Avoiding Division – Part 6

Exploring the possibility of real unity under one roof despite differences of opinion We Cannot Separate It’s sometimes really tricky handling people of different persuasions in the Body of Christ. In fact, some are so weird and wacky that I am inclined to want to dismiss them altogether. Creating separation seems the easiest and safest…

Dividing over Issues – Welcoming Differences, Avoiding Division – part 5

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Exploring the possibility of real unity under one roof despite differences of opinion Is it really such a problem that we are so divided over differences of opinion? Well, yes and no! Let me explain. When a group shows a lack of consideration or any hint of inflexibility to the…