So often churches are split over the simpliest of reasons. Mostly because people are unaware of their own history, the reasons behind the way things are. Because of this ignorance, we fight over simple things never meant to be fought over, but were just products of their time.

Walk into a church, pass the welcome center, past the deacons and sit down with no one saying a word to you. It isn't as difficult as you might think, in fact it is the general way we make people "feel" welcome.

Not having a plan is a great way to ensure you fail in life. But the same principle operates in church life. Being able to know what to plan for, how to allocate resources and utlimately have to make a different all are part of what makes up a great mission and values - and ultimately what tells how suceessful your ministry is going to be.

Why don't people come to church? What is it that is keeping them away? How can I reach those people? If all you do it preach Jesus and think that is enough, then you are mistaken. While Christ is enough to save you, in the world today, even in the biblical world - people told others about Jesus. Today we hide inside our brick churches and wonder aloud - proclaiming why others are going to hell. It can be different.

Chances are that you have heard people talk about something so many times but not do anything about it. Perhaps you are one of those people. You look at that problem only to realize it is so large, so much effort will be required that you just continue talking about it, but never doing. Change that today, find out what God's word says about how we should be when it comes to being Action Figures

Just as before a trip you pack up the things you need, some of us have packed up things from the past that we think we need, but we do not. Baggage is the left over reminents of past events in our lives that cause us to point not to the future, but to blame the past. What does the bible say? Can it help? YES