Why I am a Pentecostal

Why I am a Pentecostal

 It’s a choice I make every day. Sometimes the choice is more pronounced, like when I fill out my credentials application and ponder the questions that I have answered affirmatively for the past 13 years. At other times it is more subtle. I’ll have a conversation with...
What Does A Formission Church Look Like?

What Does A Formission Church Look Like?

Jeremy Nippard What does a Formission church look like? In rabbinical fashion, I’ll answer a question with a question: What does McDonalds look like? It has the universally known symbol. Its menu is consistent but adapted to its context. It appeals to families and is...
Demystifying Spiritual Growth

Demystifying Spiritual Growth

Jeremy Nippard Spiritual growth is a simple mystery. It is simple, because the means of spiritual growth is generally common sense to those who have responded to the gospel: it is facilitated by spiritual disciplines. Many of us have heard the Sunday School chorus,...
Family Altar

Family Altar

Jeremy Nippard I felt like I was in the middle of an evangelistic film. Paul was sitting on the couch with the Bible open and coffee and pizza on the table. Angie asked how everyone’s week was going and if anyone had any questions about God or anything to pray about....