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Why Community

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

My Chi Alpha group at Missouri State University has embraced community as one of the greatest core values we have. More and more, we see Chi Alphas and churches alike focusing on building community. Why is this? Many accuse these ministries of selling out the Gospel. They claim that, in emphasizing community so much, these ministries become simple social clubs rather than actual ministries. And these people are sometimes right. But first, let’s talk about why we’ve chosen to focus…

You are the Plan

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

YOU Are the Plan In what we call the Great Commission, Jesus commanded his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations.” When He did this, He gave a new answer to the question, “What is a disciple of Jesus?” A disciple of Jesus makes more disciples of Jesus. How can you do that? A former professor of mine, Dr. Doug Oss at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, outlined a very effective ministry strategy, one that I have adopted…

Taking Time for God

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

“How often do I turn down invitations from God to spend time with Him?” One of my students, Gabe Richner, said this to me recently. We were talking about the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matt 22 and Luke 14. This is a great question to ask yourself in application for this parable. In the parable, a rich man puts on a wedding feast, but when he summons everyone he invited, they refuse to come. Some made bad excuses…