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Neglecting to Ask

We always want our times of prayer together to be a mixture of praise towards God, thanksgiving, confession of sin and prayer for one another….

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Missionary Martyr on Revealed Patterns for Church Life

Jim Elliot: “The pivot point hangs on whether or not God has revealed a universal pattern for the church in the New Testament….”

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Worship by a Priesthood of Coolness Technicians

There is so much pressure on church leaders today to make the worship experience larger than life. So much so, that worship leaders become a priesthood of coolness technicians….

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Welcome Pastors to the NCFIC Website

Pastors, please visit the new, freshly charged and revamped NCFIC website. In this video, I describe the many resources available for pastors on this new website….

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How Do I Find a Healthy Family-Integrated Church?

Here is a seven-question checklist to determine whether a church you are visiting is a healthy church….

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The Puritans on Children in Church

“We should bring our children with us to the publick teaching, so may our private teaching prove profitable….”

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Tension Created by Building a Different Culture

Celebrating my father’s birthday several days ago reminded me again of how important it is for Christians to build Christian counter culture in the world we live in. I was struck by the beauty of the moment. My father had built a culture of honor and happiness; a culture where …

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O Happy Day

My dad loves to sing “O Happy Day”…especially before we eat dinner at night. We have sung this song over and over for many years, and hope to continue the pattern….

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A Legacy of Happiness: My Father Turns 90

It is a very significant event to have a patriarch in a family and a church community both turn 90 years old and be such an inspiring example of a life of faithfulness and love….

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A Rigorous Men’s Discipleship Program

As a ministry dedicated to biblical discipleship, we are excited to announce the 2013 NCFIC internship….

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Dramatic Rise in Calvinistic Pastors in the SBC

The number of Calvinist pastors has jumped from 10% to 29% in six years.

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Malawi – The Country Where the State Listens to the Church

Here is a video of Jimmy Lipunga speaking of the challenges and opportunities of missionaries…and even the opportunity before us in Malawi now. Jimmy is the organizer of the citywide men’s conference coming up on Friday.

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My Interview with Kevin Swanson on ObamaCare

Kevin Swanson interviews Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, on the rise of socialism and the failure of the church in 21st century America…

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How the American Church Paved the Way for ObamaCare

The United States government has done it again! With the recent Supreme Court validation of ObamaCare, it has usurped the role of individual citizens to care for themselves and will punish them through taxation if they try…..

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Churches Hunger for Christ

Today Taylor Tsantles and I are flying back home from California where we did an ecclesiology conference for three churches in the Fresno area – two existing churches and one impending church plant. They wanted me to deliver several messages on the basics: the sufficiency of Scripture, the doctrine of …

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