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Houston: Launch Is At T-1 And Holding!

02/15/2019 By Keith Burnett

I remember various times when a rocket was on the launch pad. The Gemini and Apollo missions took place while I was growing up. And I remember asking my dad why they said ‘T minus 7 and counting.” Their launch lingo didn’t make all that much sense to an inquisitive kid.

Understanding eventually came. And it’s certainly understandable at this moment! Those engineers were meticulous in monitoring and testing rockets, safety protocols, and anything else that might hamper their mission.

Everything has been tested and re-tested with the new website. Discovered errors have been corrected and systems re-tested again. And after a long preparation day, there’s one little piece that won’t pass muster (yet!). Look for another update, very soon…

Soli Deo Gloria!  

Filed Under: Blog Page Tagged With: Launch

Today is LAUNCH Day!!!

02/15/2019 By Keith Burnett

The Launch Is Today!!!

The new website gets off the ground today. Our new site is centered around Equipping For Life, Helping Hands, and the E-quip.Us Store. You’ll notice all of that and I’ll be posting about those things from the new site!

Website LaunchThere will also be some goodies to pass around to early subscribers. Well, honestly there will be something for everybody. Just stop by. You’ll see everything in the posts as they come out. So, log on and look around after the launch.

A few other things will happen later in the day. When the doors finally open we will put an announcement on Facebook. There will also be an email from me! It will probably be brief as my fingers are already worn down significantly from getting things ready! And finally, there will be another post here that says we have MOVED! Please stay alert, stay tuned, and when those announcements come, please share them.

Until then, if you think of us–pray for us. We are working hard to take the next steps in ministry growth.

Soli Deo Gloria!  

Filed Under: Blog Page Tagged With: Website Launch

Equip.Us And Stewardship

02/07/2019 By Keith Burnett

Equip.Us is one way we can be good stewards of what God has given. And this post will begin to illustrate that before we launch our new website next week! (check out the countdown – look right!!!)

Equip.Us – Illustration & Invitation

Our previous post covered some of the ideas around ministry support, a membership site, and stewardship. It didn’t cover everything. But it seems a tangible illustration is always better than paragraphs of writing!

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is a monumental discourse. The Sermon is contained in Matthew 5-7. We used this incredible sermon to develop a course for our pastor training school. The study required for that was life-changing for me. And that material has proven to have the same impact on our student pastors and those who have helped me teach it.

Equip.UsBut I posed the question in the previous post about stewardship of these resources. That is exactly what is happening this coming Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church in Scottsboro. Pastor Griggs has made their facility available for us to share this course with people in our area. So, consider this your invitation if that describes you. If you’d like to let us know you will attend, check the Facebook Event page.

Even if this is not a local event for you, it serves to illustrate how your investment in this ministry continues to bear fruit. Just so you know, I am not a member of Trinity. But this church faithfully supports the ministry I have been given. And that further illustrates two things:

  • Why it’s necessary for us to join together for Kingdom work
  • How being good stewards can continue to reach & equip others

Equipping For Life

membershipThat is the theme of our ministry and the new website. It is God’s command. And believers are involved in it whether or not they know it. Romans 15:14 reminds us we are able to instruct (admonish, depending on translation) one another. Instructing is equipping. Additionally, if you are a parent your mission is to equip your children for life – this one and the next one! My ministry is to equip you and others. And that’s all for the purposes laid out in 2 Timothy 2:2. We equip so that those who are equipped can and will equip others. Somehow, I think we lack a wide-scale understanding of this aspect of Christian lives.

But if we understand this, then joining hands with others to equip others seems more like a necessity than an option! And joining hands with more and more believers is what our website launch is all about. The Equip.Us resource center will be populated with an increasing number of resources to equip believers for effective living. Those resources will address various roles or missions in our individual lives. Everything won’t be for everybody. But everybody will be able to find something helpful.

With that said, I’ll quit for now. Please take the time to share the Facebook Event if you are a Facebooker. Please feel free to share this post however you will. And please keep an eye out for continuing updates on next week’s launch.

Soli Deo Gloria! 

 

 

Filed Under: Blog Page, Gospel of Matthew Tagged With: 2 Timothy 2, Equip Us, Launch, Romans 15, Sermon on the Mount, Stewardship

Website And Membership: Why?

02/04/2019 By Keith Burnett

This website is going away (soon!). And our new site is built around website membership. So a word is in order (as promised) about the ideas, thoughts, and intentions behind that move. And it’s probably not what you think and simpler than you might guess!

Website Membership: The ‘Obvious’

One’s viewpoint leads to predictable conclusions. One view of ministry goes something like this: I like seeing people helped and projects get done. I am glad Keith and others are doing good things.

People can view this ministry and/or their local church in those terms. That view is held by those I call spectators. Every now and then spectators will do something helpful and they might contribute occasionally. But nominal involvement isn’t what makes them a spectator in their church or in ministries like this one. They are spectators because of how they view themselves. Spectators are betrayed by pronouns. Who is involved? They are involved. And They could be one’s pastor, Bible study leader, relief worker, Christian counselor, or leader of a ministry like this one. The missing pronoun is: We. Churches and parachurch ministries accomplish great things through those who frequently use We. They know ministry is something we do together.

Website MembershipA surface-only view suggests a membership site is about fund raising. Does ministry take resources? Yes. Does your local church have a budget? Are resources required for the work of the Red Cross or Samaritan’s Purse? We know the answer. But where ministry is concerned,  funds or resources are not an end in themselves. Resources are a means to an end. And it is with great gratitude I can say the Father has met the needs of this ministry out of His great riches. He continues to use ordinary people who understand the word: We. None of us answers God’s call alone. He puts others around us. So what is the deeper thought behind a membership site?

Website Membership: The Surprise (?)

The word is stewardship. Really! Think with me just a minute. God calls us to be good stewards of what He has given to us. And according to I Corinthians 4:7 we have been given everything. Now, let’s apply these thoughts to me and what I get to do.

First, I have been given the opportunity to have extensive Biblical education. What good is that if it doesn’t benefit others? Let’s continue. Eight years of writing, producing, compiling, and editing courses for pastor training has built up quite a body of work. What do we do with that? Was that meant to only benefit me, our teaching faculty, and our student pastors? That would not seem like good stewardship to me. And then there are the hands and hearts that made all that work possible? What??? Yes! There has been a host of We users who have contributed to this ministry. Their engagement has been just as necessary as mine in producing equipping resources for Kingdom ministry.

Matthew 10:42 presents a crystal clear picture of how GOD views our work together. His Word, not mine, says He rewards His workers equally with those who enable His work. Add to that Jesus’ words in His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:19-21) about putting up for ourselves treasure in heaven. To put past work on the shelf or limit its use would be a poor decision in two ways:

  • Poor stewardship by not expanding the reach of the material

  • Limit the potential, future rewards for those who helped produce it 

Now, how does a membership site help with stewardship?

Membership Goals

We are looking to increase the number of We users in this ministry. It really isn’t about the website. There needs to be a larger number of people who are invested in the ministry. Are there opportunities we can grasp if there are more resources available? Yes. But we will share those over time.

Equipping For LifeA little quirk of human nature may help us understand the membership idea. First, equipping the body of Christ means we reach as many as possible. So why not just build the biggest, baddest free site on the planet? Our nature makes that counterproductive. Many of you have learned this like I did. We found ourselves taking care of an unexpected litter of kittens. The kids thought it was great. But our ad in the paper wasn’t effective. It said: Free to a good home… Someone suggested a different ad. They said selling the kittens would move them faster than giving them away – even though I didn’t want anything for them. I placed the ad and the kittens were gone in a week.

And then membership needs a good perspective. Think back to the famous Christian societies that have existed in the past. People of faith banded together to accomplish Kingdom ministry. They didn’t have the internet or websites. But we had Bible societies, orphan ministries, and Christian women’s ministries. And younger readers won’t remember the time when many of our hospitals were ministries of the Baptist, Methodist or Presbyterian denominations. Christians joining hands for the Kingdom is not a new idea!

Modern Examples

We have modern versions of those societies/ministries. Blueletter Bible is a site I have linked to many times in this blog. We partner with Third Millennium ministries in developing teaching materials. Those ministries have members who make their work possible. And having a defined membership means you can spend some time reaching out to specators. But you can spend most of your time productively working together with those who enable the ministry.

It’s A Wrap…membership

Let me grab just one more thought. Is the Word valuable? Absolutely! Do people always perceive that value? Unfortunately, No. And that’s the difference between spectators and participants. Those who participate in this ministry understand the value of the Word and the teaching/equipping we are able to provide. So my hope and prayer is the new site will help us continue to give something of great value and help grow the number of those who actively participate. Please pray for that!

The next post may be here. It may not! Please keep an eye on your inbox!

Soli Deo Gloria! 

 

Filed Under: Blog Page, Gospel of Matthew Tagged With: I Corinthians 7, Matthew 6, Membership, Website

Website Launch – Video Post

01/29/2019 By Keith Burnett

This launch video is made for sharing! Please repost as you opportunity on your own social media outlets. And please include THE LINK at the bottom of THIS POST. People subscribed as Launch Update Members will get the first invitations to the new site and resource center!

And while I am typing, let me add a great big Thank You! for all your help and support. This launch process isn’t quite over, but we are very near the end. There were some challenges and frustrations yesterday. But they were conquered or worked around! So, I thank you as well for your continued prayers. PLEASE take every opportunity to share the updates we post. More updates are coming and then there will be some paid ad campaigns as the new site comes online. More about that in the next post. – Soli Deo Gloria! 

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