influence

HOW GOD RAISES UP PEOPLE TO INFLUENCE THE UNREACHED

HOW GOD RAISES UP PEOPLE TO INFLUENCE THE UNREACHED

If you were blessed to attend the Main Event in Hixson, Tennessee, you saw or perhaps met a young woman named Ruby. Perry and I have known Ruby from the time she was a young teenager attending a Church of God in Savannah, Georgia. Read More... »

CULTURAL INFLUENCE for the CHURCH

I’ve heard it said that you don’t choose the books you read—great books choose you. In some peculiar way, I believe that is what happened in 1999 as I consumed Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey’s How now shall we live? Never before had... »

How Can the Church Effectively Influence Culture?

I believe that the church is the hope of the world and is positioned like no other channel of influence to shape culture. Its people are called to be in the world. As John Stott puts it, “we find ourselves citizens of two kingdoms, the one earthly and ... »

Influence of the Primitive Church

Influence is a powerful thing. Every person both influences and is influenced by others in varying degrees. Jesus stressed the importance of godly influence when he compared his disciples to salt (Matt. 5:13). Paul also warned of the power of bad influ... »