Celebrating Six Years With ABC-NW

Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest I came to the ABC of the Northwest six years ago today. I’m taking just a few moments to say thank you to all the pastors, churches, lay-leaders and the Region Board for the opportunity to serve in this capacity. And, most importantly I thank my [...]

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Making Jesus Famous

Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest One of our solid pastors has been criticized for making this public statement, “We want to make Jesus famous in our city.” Should we attempt to make Jesus famous? My response would be, “Can you imagine doing the opposite? Hiding Jesus from a lost world?” Of [...]

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Popularity Is Overrated

Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest I was listening to a recent podcast by Mark Driscoll today. He was speaking about pastors, using 1 Peter 5:2-4 as his text. In the message these words jumped out at me: “Wolves have high approval ratings. If your whole goal is to be liked and [...]

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Honest to Goodness Church Attendance

Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest A popular notion that originates from George Barna is that 47% of Americans are church goers. Not according to David T. Olson. Having completed the most extensive study of church attendance in America, Olson challenges Barna’s data. He has concluded that on any given Sunday the [...]

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Power & Hope In the Face of Pessimism

Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest I attended my favorite continuing education event last week, Exponential 2009, a church planting conference in Orlando, FL. I’m able to stay with my parents in St. Cloud and commute to the gathering, about 35 minutes away. In the coming days I intend to write about [...]

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