Every November churches from across South Florida come together to demonstrate what unity for the sake of mission looks like. Linking arms with other churches in their region, God’s people are sent out to Love South Florida — to pray for, serve and give towards the flourishing of their neighborhoods, workplaces and cities. This year we are kicking off with Unsinkable, a region-wide sermon series. This series is meant to strengthen, catalyze and reorient Christians to the fact that THEY are the sleeping giant waiting to be deployed out to share faith, give hope and extend the love of Jesus […]

Why do we need to write new songs? Aren’t the old ones good enough? We have hymn books that contain hundreds of songs, and many of them have endured for several centuries. These are the songs that past generations used in services week after week and many people feel they shouldn’t be thrown out now. But when we read the Bible, we find instructions like this: “Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth!” (Psalm 96:1). “Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy” (Psalm 33:3). “Oh sing […]

After speaking to Stephan Tchividjian he gives us this insight: Lately I have been embarrassed by some Christians. That bothers me because it’s like saying, “I am embarrassed by my husband, my wife or my kids” and that is never a good sign. I must also be cautious of feeling embarrassment in the first place. The concept of embarrassment is a loaded one, and it reeks of an unhealthy self-love and early signs of narcissism. Therefore, it has caused me to ask myself some questions, mostly around a simple, “Why?” Stephan Tchividjian continues to say: I look at our culture […]