A friend of mine shares my struggle with perfectionism. Recently she received a helpful note from her sister. On the front-side of the paper were the words, “Try…Fail, Try…Fail, Try…Fail over and over, all the way down the page until the very last line that read, “Try…Die.” When she tu[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Steve Childers’
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:37 pm § in Church Planters Personal Life, Steve's Posts
John Newton Quote
“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still, I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am.” John Newton (author of Amazing [...][...]
April 21st, 2011 - 9:11 pm § in Church Planters Personal Life, Steve's Posts
A Quote on the Wall of a Dutch Friend
De mens lijdt dikwijls het meest, Door het lijden dat hij vreest, Doch dat nooit op komt dagen. Zo heeft hij meer te dragen Dan God te dragen geeft. (Dutch) Translation: Man suffers often most, Because of the suffering he fears, But will never come about. Thus he i[...]
January 29th, 2011 - 5:15 pm § in Church Planters Personal Life, Church Planting, Practice, Steve's Posts, Writing
Should You Write? Excerpts From “Letters to a Young Poet”
Letters To A Young Poet: Letter One by Rainer Maria Rilke Dear Sir, . . . You ask whether your verses are any good. You ask me. You have asked others before this. You send them to magazines. You compare them with other poems, and you are upset when certain editors reject your work. Now [...][...]
September 19th, 2010 - 6:52 pm § in Church Planter Spouse, Church Planters Personal Life, Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Practice, Steve's Posts, Uncategorized
Mistake #7: Not Understanding Product Living VS Process Living
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the seventh in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly.)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary[...]
July 25th, 2010 - 9:58 pm § in Uncategorized
Mistake #6: Not Understanding the Priority of People Over Programs
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the sixth in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly.)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary p[...]
July 18th, 2010 - 10:19 am § in Church Planter Spouse, Church Planters Personal Life, Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Networks, Practice, Theology
Calvin Rejects Privatized Faith and Promotes Vulnerability in Church Planting Networks :)
“In the church, as Calvin conceived it, every man helped every other man. If in Christ Jesus all believers are united, then a private believer is a contradiction in terms. Not only are the blessings and the virtues given for the common good, but the faults and the weaknesses concern the other memb[...]
May 31st, 2010 - 9:49 am § in Africa, Church Planting
2010 West Africa Update – Part 2
This just in: Another update from Steve Childers! It sounds like things are going really well so far. Please pray for the remainder of Steve’s time in Africa – which he will spend with his team in Togo – that the team will be safe and that God’s glory will shine through t[...]
May 27th, 2010 - 8:18 pm § in Uncategorized
West Africa 2010 Update
We’ve finally heard from Steve, who is in Africa this week for the 2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Institute. He’s been keeping busy with his team. It sounds like things are going well, though. Here’s a summary of what he had to say (it’s a little stream-of-conscio[...]
May 24th, 2010 - 10:21 am § in Africa, Church Planting
Prayers For GCA 2010 West Africa CPI: Part 1
Editor’s Note: We’ve already shared that GCA President Steve Childers is currently in West Africa, leading a group of indigenous church leaders in the GCA 2010 West Africa Church Planting Institute. Some supporters have known about this for awhile and have been kind enough to commit th[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm § in Africa, Church Planting
Steve Childers In West Africa This Week!
A team of missionaries led by GCA President Steve Childers are making their way to West Africa for the 2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Inistitute. We’ve already shared details about GCA’s goals and aspirations in holding this summit. Now we want to give you specific details (i.e[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 2:18 pm § in Africa, Church Planting
2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Institute
You’ll be hearing a lot from us over the next week about the West Africa Church Planting Institute. In particular, Steve will be sharing his prayer requests with us. We will also be sure to pass along any updates we get from the field from day to day. So, since we’ll be talking about[...]
Steve Childers At Exponential Conference This Week
Steve will be speaking this week at the national Exponential Conference (“Largest gathering of Church Planters on the Planet”) in Orlando, FL. On Monday, April 18 (TODAY!) he will be speaking at the afternoon Pre-Conference Workshop called “Best Practices in Church Planting Forum” hosted by [...]
April 16th, 2010 - 3:42 pm § in Church Planters Personal Life, Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Steve's Posts
Mistake #5: Not Understanding that the Way Up is the Way Down
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the fifth in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly.)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary p[...]
April 13th, 2010 - 5:46 am § in On the Web
Steve Childers Preaches at Bethlehem Baptist Church
This past Sunday, Steve Childers preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN – the home of John Piper. You can download the sermon by clicking the link below. Please pray for Steve this week as he works with Bethlehem to train their church planters. What In The World Is God Doing[...]