Our church has been in a discussion for many months about bringing someone to Foothills to help our pastoral team reach and serve a younger demographic. We are thrilled that on February 12th Cody Bishop will be preaching “in view of a call” to serve as Foothills’ Young Adult Pastor. He’ll preach in both the 9:00 and…
Every other Wednesday I meet w/these brothers to walk through the Scriptures, share verses we’ve memorized, walk through Growing Up, confess sin and encourage one another to love Jesus, our bride, family, church family and the lost well. Here are some thoughts from this morning’s time with Mark, John and Scott: 1) Scott — it’s interesting…
Nathan Cicchillo has his MBA and has worked in higher education for over 13 years and since 2011 has served as the Director of Admissions and Evaluation at University of Phoenix. Several weeks ago Nathan wrote an article on nontraditional credit within higher education. You can access the article here. Your first response might be, “what is…
Jonathan Leeman writes, “a local church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.” The five parts of this definition are: A group of Christians A regular gathering A congregation-wide exercise of…
Why should a church have measures? Measures speak to the marks of a mature disciple. Measures show the portrait of a faithful follower of Jesus. What are Foothills’ proposed measures? Have I spent time with God today? Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 4:1-10; Mark 1:35-38 Disciplines of Bible-intake, prayer, Scripture memorization, fasting, meditation, confession, etc. Am I living the life of…
Why should a church have measures? Measures speak to the marks of a mature disciple. Measures show the portrait of a faithful follower of Jesus. What are Foothills’ proposed measures? Have I spent time with God today? Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 4:1-10; Mark 1:35-38 Disciplines of Bible-intake, prayer, Scripture memorization, fasting, meditation, confession, etc. Am I living the life of…
First, what is a strategy? A strategy is a picture of how ministry fits together. It’s a pattern that demonstrates how the church will accomplish its mandates as it moves. It can be likened to a lazy river where there is constant movement in a believer’s life. What is our proposed strategy at Foothills? Worship – Grow…
First, what is a strategy? A strategy is a picture of how ministry fits together. It’s a pattern that demonstrates how the church will accomplish its mandates as it moves. It can be likened to a lazy river where there is constant movement in a believer’s life. What is our proposed strategy at Foothills? Worship – Grow…
What are values (taken from Auxano)? They express deeply held beliefs. Guide the actions and reveal the strengths of a church. They are the “corporate” behavior and become the lens through which we make decisions. Why should a church have values? They nurture God-honoring unity & direction. They help define clearly the basis of good decision-making. They free the church to say…
What are values (taken from Auxano)? They express deeply held beliefs. Guide the actions and reveal the strengths of a church. They are the “corporate” behavior and become the lens through which we make decisions. Why should a church have values? They nurture God-honoring unity & direction. They help define clearly the basis of good decision-making. They free the…
Theology Along the Way 