The State of the Gospel: 2,000-Year Spread
Welcome back to this Aspect Ministries series--The State of the Gospel. In the accompanying video series on YouTube https://youtu.be/vweRTPgJnTE, I report on how the gospel and the Christian Church are doing in different parts of the world. In the first blog, I gave...
The State of the Gospel: The Big Picture of Christianity Around the World
How is Christian Faith doing around the world? Hi, everyone. This is Michael Bogart reporting on the State of the Gospel. During September and October, 2018, This blog accompanies my video series on YouTube called: The State of the Gospel...
Lifting Your Church from Decline to Breakthrough
Is your church or ministry suffering discouragement and ineffectiveness? Decline is not permanent and breakthrough is possible! Aspect Ministries has added an new course that features seven key sermons from the book of Acts. Each lesson focuses on how the early...
Believe in Something (even if it means sacrificing everything)
Hi everyone. You've probably heard about Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick. The ad says "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." There has been a lot of political talk about this particular ad, and Kaepernick's stand protesting...
How to Diagnose and Deal with Christian Conflict: The Legalistic Christian
Legalistic Christians We all need some rules to live by. Rules give order and boundaries to life and relationships. Yet some Christians make rules the very core of their Christian faith. Legalistic Christians place a major emphasis on the rules and regulations of...
Effective Preaching and Teaching
Effective Preaching and Teaching Aspect Ministries is proud to announce a new learning opportunity, called Effective Preaching and Teaching. Dr. Michael Bogart is the course designer and teacher. Because of the high standards people place on Bible teachers,...
When Christian Leaders Go Bad: Making Sense of Clergy Scandal
When Christian Leaders Go Bad Clergy scandals can break your heart. Clergy scandal may even break your faith. Recent news stories have revealed levels of corruption and sexual misconduct within elements of the Roman Catholic Church. Priests and bishops in various...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Annoying Christian
In previous posts, we have looked at Christian people who are clueless, divisive, mean, agenda-driven, purist, etc. In this final post in the series, I want to briefly talk about those people who sort of rub you the wrong way. The Annoying Christian It is hard to...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Christian Purist
The Christian Purist Ah, the righteous remnant! The truth is, I appreciate these dear people very much. Many of them are sincerely dedicated to the teachings of scripture and to the Kingdom of God. Many people who could be described as Christian purists love the Lord...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Divisive Christian
The Divisive Christian Some folks aren’t so much mean or clueless as they are intent on creating controversy. They may actually be quite charming and agreeable while causing confusion and creating factions within the church. Not all divisions within the Body of...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Agenda-Driven Christian
The Agenda-driven Christian Agendas are not necessarily bad things. Every group needs goals and organization. Sometimes agenda-driven people are of a visionary nature and they feel strongly about a certain direction for their church or organization. The problem comes...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Mean Christian
In a previous post, I discussed the clueless Christian and how they may not be fully aware of the damage they are causing. In this article we will look at the plain old mean Christian who causes hurt and havoc wherever they go. The Mean Christian It is sad to say,...
How to Diagnose and Deal With Christian Conflict: The Clueless Christian
Who enjoys conflict? Very few Christians do. When conflict happens, you may wonder what is causing the disagreements and bad feelings. Maybe you are stumped as to how to achieve resolution. This series of articles is dedicated to all the dear servants of Christ...
Her Life in a Fishbowl: Introduction
Life in Ministry on Full Display! Introducing the blog series: Her Life in a Fishbowl Dear Pastor’s Wives and Christian Leader’s Wives, What I would like to accomplish with this column is to spend time together sharing our “Life in a Fishbowl” experiences....
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Fun Things (Video 15)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Megiddo and the Battle of Armageddon Join us at our next stop as we explore the Fun Things of Israel on our Fifteenth destination in the virtual tour of Israel. Come with us as we walk the streets of Jerusalem in the...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Megiddo and the Battle of Armageddon (Video 14)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Crusader Church and The Spread of Christianity Join us at our next stop at Megiddo on our Fourteenth destination in the virtual tour of Israel. Follow Melinda and me at Megiddo and see the spectacular Valley of...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Crusader Church and The Spread of Christianity (Video 13)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Pentecost and the Gospel Join us at our next stop at the Crusader Church, our thirteenth destination in the virtual tour of Israel. Follow Melinda and me to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast of Israel to see the...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Pentecost and The Gospel (Video 12)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Beit She'an and Rome's Influence Join us at our next stop exploring the Southern Steps, our twelfth destination in the virtual tour of Israel. Come along with Melinda and me to Jerusalem, where we’ll visit the Western...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Beit She’an and Rome’s Influence (Video 11)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Easter and Church of the Holy Sepulchre Join us at our next stop at Beit She’an, our eleventh destination in the virtual tour of Israel. Beit She’an is a large prosperous outpost of Rome, located just south of the Sea...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Easter & The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Video 10)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Jesus and the Garden of Gethsemane Join us at our next stop at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, our tenth stop in the virtual tour of Israel. There are a number of points of interest here, such as the Stone of...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | The Garden of Gethsemane (Video 9)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Jesus the Son of God Join us to learn more about Jesus and the Garden of Gethsemane in this ninth stop in the virtual tour of Israel. This famous garden is where Jesus pled with his Father for strength to face the...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Jesus the Son of God (Video 8)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Jesus' Teaching and Miracles and The Church of the Beatitudes. Join us to learn more about Jesus, the Son of God, and his connection to Mt. Arbel and Caesarea Philippi on this seventh stop in the virtual tour of Israel....
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Jesus’ Teaching and Miracles (Video 7)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Jesus Calls His Disciples Join us to learn more about Jesus' Teaching and Miracles, and the Church of the Beatitudes on this seventh stop in the virtual tour of Israel. Best of all—this tour is free! Consider this a...
Guided Historical Tour of the Holy Land | Jesus Calls His Disciples (Video 6)
In case you missed it, watch the previous video: Herod the Great and the Fortress of Masada It was from Capernaum that Jesus called his early disciples - Peter, Andrew, James, and John. When he called, they left their fishing business behind and ultimately changed the...
