EDA Move

Easter isn’t defined by how many people show up to our building. It’s not defined by whether they sit in the front row or the back row or whether they watch from home as they cook breakfast. It’s not defined by a set of emotional responses to our singing or our preaching or our jokes. Easter is defined by one thing an empty tomb.

Join leaders from around the district for prayer. It is such a sweet time together. - https://edamove.com/events/

We would do well to remember that the gospel will ALWAYS grind up against every human culture, including our own. NEW post from Mark Tindle

The EDA Next Gen Leadership Summit is underway. Student leaders, volunteer leaders and next gen staff from around our district are gathered to be encouraged and equipped for gospel influence! #nextgen #efca #edammove @dboerema

It seemed harmless, and maybe even justified, but in-fighting and spiteful comments about other churches come with a higher cost than reward. - Matt Saxinger

"The political climate, racial tensions, pandemic responses and all of their offshoots, have splintered the church in ways that have hindered our testimony to the world." - Tony Balsamo NEW post up on the blog!

As you lead your congregations to embrace whatever the new normal is from here, remember to look at the trials that God gives you with joy. He wants to break your normal to do something better.

For some time, I’ve been having two very different conversations with two very different groups within my christian family. One is with African-American Christians and the other with white Christians, both mostly evangelicals, although many of the African-Americans don’t use that label. I compare these conversations to the marital counseling I provide in the sense that there are of course many things I say to the couple together, but there are often things I would say exclusively to the wife or husband. Here, I’m hoping I can safely say everything in the presence of both members of the family. LET'S TALK!

In which we discuss the rise and fall of Instagram, how to not waste your time on social media, and all things TikTok... Listen here --> https://pod.co/eda-move/social-media-trends-in-2021

Swipe for some simple steps you can take to embrace the truth that God wants to do a new thing in your personal life and in the life of the church.

Read the whole post here --> https://edamove.com/let-him-be-teacher/

Some great advice from Joshua Ott . Read the whole post at edamove.com/when-perfect-isnt-an-option #growingleaders #churchleadership #leadershiptips