Discipleship Bands: Confession Breaks the Power of Sin
John Wesley often said that he instituted bands among the people called Methodist in order to create a setting where James 5:16 could be practiced and lived out.
Longing for Real Life by the Power of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit reverses the curse of entropy, of chaos. He renews to counterbalance the fallen state of this world that is headed for destruction.
Learning to Think Like the Holy Spirit
The more you turn to the Holy Spirit, the more you develop a secure, ridiculous, and joyful hope that everything is possible.
Salvation and Community (Introduction to Band Meetings)
Jesus connects the mission of the church, the reception of the Holy Spirit, and forgiveness. He makes forgiveness what the church, the community of disciples, does in the world.
Salvation in the Wesleyan Tradition (Introduction to Band Meetings)
Forgiveness is reconciliation, the beginning of intimacy with God. That relationship saves us, by degrees, to become the love that has saved us.
Salvation as Light, Order, and the Abundant Life (Introduction to Band Meetings)
Most of us spend our lives trying to search out the dimmest light. We want to be noticed, but not too clearly. Watch the video of Scott Kisker and Kevin Watson discussing the band meeting.
Banding Together Again (Introduction to Band Meetings)
Could it be that the problem facing the church is much larger and more significant than has typically been realized? Maybe the simplest way to put it is that we are all addicts.
How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice
Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Virginia Holeman as she makes the connection between the trinitarian God of Christianity and the process of healing and sanctification for all person.
Christian Counseling and the Spiritual World
In this video, Dr. Steve Stratton describes the process of counseling people in a way that recognizes the unity of persons.
Most Significant Book of 2017
The Band Meeting by Kevin Watson and Scott Kisker is a small book, just 172 pages (Seedbed Publishing). I consider it the most significant...
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