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41. When a believer wants to join The Seed

41. When a believer wants to join The Seed

Our mission is to save the lost and make them disciples of Christ. You might wonder, “Isn’t every church committed to that mission?” In reality, many churches are not reaching out to the unchurched nonbelievers in order to grow their churches. Instead, many often grow their churches by accepting

40. Sound Biblical Interpretation Of Creation Passages - Pastor Chai

40. Sound Biblical Interpretation Of Creation Passages - Pastor Chai

This article was originally written by Pastor Chai. There are ongoing arguments concerning the creation of the universe between those who believe in God and those who don’t. These arguments occur even between Christians. One camp tends to fit scientific data to their interpretation of the creation passages in

39. Why I take some Sundays off

39. Why I take some Sundays off

Since coming to Mokmin Church as a youth pastor 9 years ago, and as my role changed in many ways, my experience in this church has been nothing but amazing. Many pastors confess experiencing burn out in ministry and though I did have some moments of doubts and discouragement, I’

38. God is relational

38. God is relational

Many people, even those who have been to church for a while, have difficulty understanding the concept of “Trinity”. It is understandable because the biblical concept of God who exists in three distinct persons (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) while being one in nature,

37. Without intentionality comes drift

37. Without intentionality comes drift

Jennifer and I just celebrated the 9th-year anniversary of our marriage. Our tradition is pretty simple: eating steak at KEG (we are both meat lovers!) and go out for a walk with coffee (must item for Jen!) or watch a movie together. As we were spending the night together, we

36. Persistency is the key

36. Persistency is the key

There are many virtues people want to attain, but I think the least popular one is “persistency”. Simply because it requires long time (which we hate!) and assumes certain level of pressure and adversity, which we normally try to avoid. People rarely succeed on their first attempt of doing anything.

35. Warmth is the new cool

35. Warmth is the new cool

I love listening to a podcast while driving, walking or jogging. One day, I was walking around my neighborhood listening to a leadership podcast. Then, the podcast host said something very interesting. He said that many churches that tried to attract young people by making their service “cool” (building a