It is time for breakthrough! By Larry Kreider I was ready to quit. As a young pastor, I felt misunderstood, and wasn’t sure if it was worth all the hassle. I told my wife LaVerne one day, “If I get kicked in the head one more time (figuratively speaking), I don’t know if I can [...]
By Larry Kreider My wife LaVerne and I are a part of an awesome house church that meets every week. We have a blast eating together, praying together, reaching out to "pre-Christians" together, and practically serving one another. The Bible is filled with examples of "one-anothering": serving one another, being kind to one another, forgiving [...]
Hungry for community and relationship, people are learning what the church is really about by firsthand participation. By Larry Kreider New Micro Churches are Changing the Face of the Church A new church species is emerging throughout the Western world. In major cities as well as rural areas, unique church life is peeking through [...]
By Larry Kreider What is the difference between a community church, a megachurch and a microchurch network? A community church (a church of approximately 50-1,000) and megachurch (generally a church of over 1,000) function within traditional church structure. They meet in church buildings every Sunday morning and may or may not have small groups meeting [...]
The next generation must be released to build houses of their own. By Larry Kreider “We don’t like having young stallions in our churches. They seem to cause us too many problems,” said Rick Joyner. “But only young stallions can reproduce. Resist the temptation to “fix” them!” Only dysfunctional parents would keep their children [...]
Release divine energy in your life. By Larry Kreider A zoo in Germany purchased a great brown bear from the traveling circus. Up until this point, this magnificent but abused creature had lived in misery. The bear had been locked up in a tiny circus cage about twelve feet long. Every waking hour of [...]
By Larry Kreider I will never forget the experience of being a father for the first time. My wife, LaVerne, and I had never been down that road before. I faithfully attended prenatal classes where I learned how I would coach my wife through the delivery. I thought I was ready. But when the [...]
