How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 2

How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 2

 How does the gospel shape our singing? This is the second installment of a 3-part blog addressing this topic (read part one here).  The reason we should and MUST sing is not just because we were designed for it but without it, our souls run the risk of being bland....
Advance Initiative Cohort: A Reflection

Advance Initiative Cohort: A Reflection

When you launch a ministry effort, you do so because God buries in your heart a burden and passion that sprouts into action. You didn’t put it there. You didn’t make it grow. It has a life of it’s own given by the Spirit. But you feel compelled to do something.  The...
How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 1

How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 1

How does the gospel shape our singing? This is the first of a 3-part blog addressing this topic. Read parts two and three here. Why should we sing? Does it matter what we sing? Do we have to sing in a public setting? Do we have to clap or get on our knees? Shouldn’t...
That We Would Become One

That We Would Become One

“Yes, it is Christ’s will that we become one with believers different from ourselves so the world would know God’s love and believe. As a by-product, society will be affected, ‘racial reconciliation’ will occur, and the church will be restored to a place of prominence...
The Gospel for the Well-Mannered

The Gospel for the Well-Mannered

I didn’t know him very well. We met a couple of times, and he always seemed to me, a quiet sort of man. There are a very few people that I know who can embody what it means to be dignified, and he was certainly one of them. He was a person of very little means who had...
Advance Cohort: Shiju Jacob

Advance Cohort: Shiju Jacob

The Advance Initiative National Cohort exists to empower, equip, and encourage ministry-minded men who are exploring a calling to pastor or plant gospel-centered, multiethnic churches as or among Indian Americans. Our current Cohort has gathered five men from around...