Revitalization leaders know that catching waves are as important as making plans. Catching waves is about embracing Holy Spirit opportunities that are consistent with mission. Those opportunities show up in a variety of ways. Sometimes …
Emphasizing Kingdom Citizens
Several Renewal leaders have been struggling with division in their ranks connected to polarized political ideologies. For some, those divisions were recently on display during discussions about the timing and safe practices of reopening. Jesus …
Important Missional Lessons From Peter and Cornelius
I love the Acts 10:1-23 story of Peter and Cornelius because it holds so many important missional lessons. Cornelius is a Roman Centurion stationed at Caesarea. Peter (Jesus’ disciple become apostle) is staying in the Mediterranean …
Biblical Prayers for Renewal
EDITOR’S NOTE: This summer, we are going to highlight some of our most popular articles from recent years. We’re beginning with this article, which consistently has the highest number of hits on our website! Often, …
What Leads To Renewal In 2025
In the last two Fresh Ideas newsletters, I noted that there have been several major epochs of church renewal but, most importantly, church renewal is a constant fixture in every Spirit-filled, Spirit-led congregation. I also highlighted …
What Initiates Church Renewal?
In last week’s Fresh Ideas newsletter, I noted that there have been several major epochs of church renewal but, most importantly, church renewal is a constant fixture in every Spirit-filled, Spirit-led congregation. At the Center for Church Renewal …
Prayer In Church Renewal
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul…” -Hebrews 6:19 All of us need anchors in our lives, to keep us centered, grounded and attached. As the writer of Hebrews points out, Jesus …
2024 Survival Guide
Where will the path lead this year? In last week’s newsletter, Keith Doornbos highlighted eight emerging trends in the field of church renewal. This week, I want to offer several of my own predictions for 2024, along with …
What ‘missional’ looks like today
Renewal leaders have a desire to join God on His redeeming and restoring mission. Before Covid-19 most renewal leaders understood what missionally living looked like in their ministry context. They could name, for example, neighbor-focused …
5 Holy Spirit wave catching commitments
Revitalization leaders know that catching waves are as important as making plans. Catching a wave is about embracing Holy Spirit opportunities that are consistent with mission. Those opportunities show up in a variety of ways. …
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