Can We Just Live Life Together Well?
In a world full of breaking news, information and sound bites, sometimes it's difficult to get to the heart of the matter. There are...
5 Reasons why Fellowship with Others eludes us by Chip Brogden
If everyone is looking for fellowship, why is fellowship so hard to find? And once we have found it, why is it so hard...
Moving Beyond the Idea of the Mystical Body of Christ
Moving beyond the mystical Body of Christ is needed in order to return to real family and community among His people. Most believers know...
Releasing Together the Fragrance of Christ
Releasing together the fragrance of Christ should be the highest aim for a community of believers. The active, living expression of the Person of...
Searching for Authentic Relationships in Church by Steve Crosby
There is a God-impulse in the hearts of millions of believers around the world for what could be called “authentic relationships” in contrast to...
Difference between Cultivating Community and Building a Church by Kathy Escobar
I originally wrote this post in 2010, and it's part of down we go. but in the past couple of weeks I've had some...
What is the Basis of True Kingdom Koinonia?
The One Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is alive and progressing toward a place of True Unity. We have measured the systems of the...
Plastic Relationships – It’s Many Faces
There is probably no greater weakness in this 21st century society than the lack of real relationships. Whether we are talking in the church...
Relational Wisdom for the Ekklesia by Steve Crosby
Many years ago, a poem of sorts called “The Actual and the Ideal” caught my attention while visiting a friend’s home. I cannot give original...
The Church in Community Is This Unity Possible? by Kokichi Kurosaki
It is very difficult to unify the creeds and institutions of many hundreds of denominations or churches. Indeed, it is almost impossible because many...
The Power of Oneness by Tim Laughlin
"Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You, Holy Father, keep through Your...
Coming Together in Christ
The Lord spoke to me this morning concerning our coming together in Christ this March in Jacksonville. He said that there is nothing wrong...
Bad Attitudes Concerning Fallen Church Leaders
It’s early in the morning, and the Lord awakened me with a burden on His Heart. It is the Body of Christ's attitude toward...
The Fellowship of His Sufferings: Jump in, Don’t Toss a Life-Saver! by Steve Crosby
In a materialistic Christian culture that has been brainwashed by a prosperity-bless-me false gospel, the idea of suffering as part of normal Christian life,...
Forming Healthy Community in Church on the Go by Michael Rose
I used to believe that before we could reach out to others we had to have our own house (read church) in order. And...
Just as you are, My Brother by Don Atkin
We are living in a time in history when our capacities to communicate are greatly multiplied through global access to the worldwide web. Potentially massive...
The Other John 3:16 – Sacrificial Love
There is probably no one in the American Church culture who has never heard the words of John 3:16.
John 3:16 For God so loved the...
Warning: The World is Watching How Christians Treat Each Other by Frank Viola
Recently, someone asked me the following question.
“Frank, if I had to summarize your ministry, it would be that Jesus is more than we ever...
The Missing Ingredient in Apostolic Dialogue – UNITY
My heart aches for the things that are causing disunity in the Body of Christ. Last month the Lord gave me a word about one...
How to Conduct a Proper Citywide Unity Event
After over 30 years of citywide prayer, unity and outreach I believe I have a platform to speak concerning this subject. In 1998, Billy...