The church in Philippi was a community of Jesus followers situated in the Roman empire yet called to be a radically different type of people than Rome. Followers of Jesus today, like the followers of Jesus in Philippi, have to learn how to be a new sort of Kingdom and community while living in another kingdom and community. Paul, who planted this church, called the followers of Jesus in Philippi and, in many ways, calls all followers of Jesus today to be a “Colony of Heaven.”

The church in Philippi was a community of Jesus followers situated in the Roman empire yet called to be a radically different type of people than Rome. Followers of Jesus today, like the followers of Jesus in Philippi, have to learn how to be a new sort of Kingdom and community while living in another kingdom and community. Paul, who planted this church, called the followers of Jesus in Philippi and, in many ways, calls all followers of Jesus today to be a “Colony of Heaven.”

Staff And Faculty Chapel - Valerie Artis by Northwest University

The church in Philippi was a community of Jesus followers situated in the Roman empire yet called to be a radically different type of people than Rome. Followers of Jesus today, like the followers of Jesus in Philippi, have to learn how to be a new sort of Kingdom and community while living in another kingdom and community. Paul, who planted this church, called the followers of Jesus in Philippi and, in many ways, calls all followers of Jesus today to be a “Colony of Heaven.”

Why? A question everyone at some point in their life asks. Life is full of tension and our western post-modern context poses difficult questions that every person has to deal with. If Jesus is right and the Bible is true then followers of Jesus have a framework to process hard questions.

Worship is a complex and hard ministry at times. A former worship pastor takes some time to demystify and give us some practicality to grow and develop our own ministries.

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Why? A question everyone at some point in their life asks. Life is full of tension and our western post-modern context poses difficult questions that every person has to deal with. If Jesus is right and the Bible is true then followers of Jesus have a framework to process hard questions.

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Why? A question everyone at some point in their life asks. Life is full of tension and our western post-modern context poses difficult questions that every person has to deal with. If Jesus is right and the Bible is true then followers of Jesus have a framework to process hard questions.