Call it vision or call it a dream, everyone has their purpose for living and their view of what the future could look like; and dynamic churches are no different.  Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve spoken of what the immediate future of White’s Chapel looks like: construction of new gathering spaces and offices.  [...]

What is a church? Is it the building – sprawling out over acres and reaching up to the heavens?  Is it the programs? Or is the church the people and the stories and the dreams of who God is calling us to be? There is something unique and special about White’s Chapel; from my first [...]

There’s something profoundly exciting about a place that’s alive, a place that churns and buzzes with activity. There’s something powerful about walking through halls crowded with people; with children learning about God, with students connecting with Truth, with adults finding hope. There’s something powerfully metaphorical about the movement that fills our campus. The Church started as [...]

Overcoming Self-Centeredness In our daily lives we will encounter many people who are self-centered.  It is very hard to interact with these people as Christians, especially if we have self-centered tendencies ourselves. Our world has made being self-centered very appealing, as if it is normal behavior.  We are pushed into believing it is our human [...]

Being Moderate in All Things:  Not Addicted to Wine/Substances 1 Timothy 3:3 As part of Paul’s  letters to Timothy and Titus, we are given a powerful profile for testing our maturity levels in Christ.  One of the spiritual qualifications, from both letters, is not addicted to wine or substances.  Both the Old and New Testaments clearly teach against [...]

Communicating Sensitively The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also (2 Tim. 2:2). The little phrase “able to teach”, which Paul used to describe maturity, is a powerful concept.  It comes from one Greek word, didaktikos, [...]

Sharing Our Resources  Hospitable – what does that mean? The Church was born in Jerusalem over 2000 years ago, when thousands came to worship the Lord with a 50-day celebration.  On the last day of the event, the Holy Spirit descended on a small group of believers who were praying in the Upper Room.  Luke [...]

Making God’s Truth Attractive Respectable 1 Timothy 3:2 – A [godly man} then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; ( KJV) In this chapter, we delve into the Greek word kosmios which is translated to “good behavior,” “well behaved,” or “respectable.”  It [...]

Demonstrating Wisdom As we continue to consider “The Measure of a Man” and leading a godly life, this week we look at wisdom or prudence. Many of us have people in our own lives we consider “wise”. . . what about them gives us that feeling?  A wise or prudent person is likely mature in [...]

Striving To Live a Balanced (Temperate) Life 1 Timothy 3:2  “A man of the church must exhibit self control, love wisely, and have a good reputation.” In this chapter, Dr. Getz addresses how men of the church must maintain their focus on what is truly important in life. Today it’s easy  for Christian men to [...]