Tom Schmidt's BlogChristian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
Church Planting: Next 6 Months In my previous post I spoke about some of the highlights from the first three months of my church planting residency. Here’s what we hope to accomplish in the next 6 months: –Build a prayer team: We hope to find 100-200 people who will commit to praying for us and […]
Church Planting: 3 Months In Three months ago I began my church planting residency at Redeemer Fellowship. Much has happened here and are some of the highlights: –We have chosen a city to plant a church in: Naperville. This required a lot of research, visits, conversations, and prayer. But after much work and effort, we […]
GIVING THANKS IN ALL THINGS AND FOR ALL THINGS “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1Th 5:18 ESV) “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Eph 5:20 ESV) Give thanks in all circumstances? […]
My friend Dan Alcantara has an excellent post on dealing with the sin of pride and leading worship. Check it out: http://thedanalcantara.com/the-problem-with-pride/
The Church and Her Role in the World The Church is the “community of all true believers for all time” (Grudem). It is the people of God, formed by God for the purposes of God for the glory of God. The origin of the church lies within the redemptive and creative purposes of God. In […]
A Plea to Millennial Christians: Commit Yourselves to a Church Community (Reject Selfish Love of Autonomy) Over the years, I’ve seen a tension in myself and other millennial Christians (those born between 1981-200): we want to be known and part of a church community, but we also want freedom to leave and go elsewhere. This […]
How Do You Know You’ve Received the Holy Spirit–Not Necessarily Tongues How do you know if you’ve really received the Holy Spirit? Some in the more charismatic movement claim that the only way to know that you’ve actually truly received the Holy Spirit is if you speak in tongues (language that you do not know). […]
Idols in the Heart I like how Tim Keller describes idolatry as “turning a good thing into an ultimate thing.” Rather than bowing down to metal or wooden statues, we in the West usually commit idolatry when we take something good and make it into something that we can’t live without. This might happen with […]
NAMB CHURCH PLANTING APPRENTICE If you are considering church planting, I recommend that you explore NAMB (North American Mission Board)’s church planting apprentice program. This is the option I have taken and am thankful for it. This program allows for individuals to spend one year getting trained and mentored in church planting through an approved […]
How Reading the Bible Impacts My Life The Bible is where I hear God’s voice. God truly exists and He truly speaks to His creation. As Francis Schaeffer titled one of his books, ‘He is There and He is Not Silent.’ Reading the Bible allows me to hear from God and learn about who He […]
