Author Archives: Dr. Max High, ThD

Disciple Making[1]In December 2008 our congregation celebrated our 50th anniversary. What a fantastic time we had renewing old relationships and looking back. It was nice, but, it also pointed out a problem. We were looking backwards not forward. The longer any organization exists the more this trend takes hold. It is called institutionalism. Institutionalism causes the organization (churches Continue reading →

Acts 17 16—34I have been talking of late about the world of the unchurched and how we can enter into their world. If we are going to invite folks from outside faith to cross the threshold into faith community we need to know of which they come. There are many ways to do this but they may be summarized in two ways.We can begin to enter the world of the unchurched from a distance.We can do that by Continue reading →

The Cost of Following Jesus Many years ago I attended a church where the pastor continually encouraged us to attend all services. I wondered at the time why he would be telling those of us who were regular in our attendance to keep on attending. It seemed like he was “preaching to the choir” as the old saying goes. I’ve since understood why we needed to be encouraged to remain faithful.Free Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I met with a few of my Ministry Team leaders. At that meeting I reviewed some of our goals for growth in the church and also some of the hindrances we face in meeting those goals. Many of our hindrances are invisible on the surface. Even so, they are very real, and they are incredibly tough to overcome. Let me expound on the four most prevalent growth inhibiting factors we face Continue reading →

In an ideal fantasy world the words church and problem would never be used in the same sentence. However, we don’t live in a fantasy world and all too often those two words are the path of everyday life. People are people and even though we who are Christians have been justified, sanctified and look forward to being glorified with Christ, we are still people.We are human after allPeople are prone Continue reading →