Jeremy Linneman
Jeremy Linneman is the founder and teaching pastor of Trinity Community Church in Columbia, Missouri. He is passionate about Spirit-empowered renewal, and he writes at the intersection of spiritual formation, community, and culture. Jeremy is also a competitive cyclist, a D.Min. student at Covenant Theological Seminary, and a regular contributor at The Gospel Coalition. Jeremy previously served at Sojourn Church in Louisville, Kentucky for seven years and published Life-Giving Groups: How to Grow Healthy, Multiplying Community Groups with Harbor Network in 2017. He and his wife, Jessie, have three sons and spend most of their free time outdoors.
In the world of sports, the marginal gains theory has received widespread acceptance. The doctrine of marginal gains suggests that once a baseline of performance is established, additional gains become increasingly difficult to accomplish. However, by making tiny improvements across multiple areas, the cumulative gains have an exponential effect. The same is true for preaching.
When the Holy Spirit descended on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), the church was formed in power. This Pentecost Sunday, let's remember that all believers and churches are full of the Spirit's power.
if you are desiring a more prayerful church experience, and if the pandemic has identified a need for a deeper prayer life in your congregation, don’t try to plan and grind your way out of it. Consider stepping with faith into some of these rhythms and practices as you become a praying church.
Children don’t have to learn to express their heart’s happiness through movement. They have to learn restraint. They have to learn reasonableness. And thus, we often have to un-learn it as well.
Have you ever felt like your soul is so stuffed with small things that there’s no room for the great? God did not create you for this. You were created with an insatiable appetite only God can satisfy. If your desires are “asleep on the job,” they can be awakened.
