27 | Two foundations for healthy churches— but must get it in the correct order

Heads-up = our friend Jennifer Davis (editor of The Alabama Baptist AND executive director of the TAB Media Group) recently hosted me on her podcast. I asked her if I could cross-post to our platforms, and she agreed…

So, here’s a 1-2-3 punch on Healthy Church,” a new project I helped my Dad reboot and release.

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Jesus referenced two “greats” during His time on earth…

⭐️ The great commandment = “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength” (see Matthew 22:36-40), AND

⭐️ The great commission = “go into all the world and make disciples…” (see Matthew 28:18-20).

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It seems odd (to me) that that greatest commandment demands that people “love God”— so let’s reframe it…

… it looks like (just my perspective) that one (the commission) flows FROM the other…

… as an overflow of our “love connection” with God.

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But how do you inspire love?

And how do you “create” a feeling?

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In this episode we discuss these two “greats” and their relationship to each other, as well as explore how to stoke the fire and fan the flame of both.

We also dialogue about looking at the world around us from a new perspective— from a vantage point of long-term love, of working grace through the culture like yeast moving through dough (Matthew 13:33-37), and of viewing everything from the standpoint of redeemed-and-yet-to-be-redeemed as opposed to just sacred or secular (see Acts 3:20-21).

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Relevant links

📻 Access the FREE 2-4-6 framework / audio course = https://www.lifelift.online/246 

📺 Purchase the Healthy Church mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HCMC 

⚙️ Grab the Healthy Systems mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HSMC 

⭐️ See all resources = https://www.lifelift.online/store 

Upcoming events + training opportunities on this resource

✅ Events for church + ministry leaders via LifeLift Ministries = www.LifeLift.online/events 

Links to TAB Media Group / The Alabama Baptist

⭐️ Catch-all home page = https://tabmedia.group 

📺 YouTube for TAB = https://www.youtube.com/@TABMediaGroup