CARLOS N. PINERO
Dynamic ministry and parachurch leader with a track record of effectively communicating in-person & online, equipping leaders, & leading teams.
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SERMON: Hospitality Isn’t Entertaining
We tend to equate hospitality with entertaining our friends and family. But hospitality as presented in the Bible is a much more radical and meaningful practice.
In the 20-minute message, Carlos Pinero, Network Director at Citizen House, will give a Biblical theology of hospitality and offer a challenge to model our homes and relationships after Jesus.
SERMON: God Meant It For Good
Even when we don’t understand what’s happening in the world around us, God is doing something good.
In this 38-minute message, Carlos Pinero closes out the series on Genesis, Living the Dream.
The sermon begins at 31:30
SERMON: Answering the Call
The question of “What am I called to do?” is something that all of us wrestle with. Sometimes we even become paralyzed from action or anxious because we haven’t “discovered our calling.”
In this 38-minute message, Carlos Pinero, Network Director at Citizen House, challenges us to answer the call on Church Plant Sunday.
The sermon begins at 20:43
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Article Samples
Prayer is the Work: A needed reminder for myself and other Christian leaders
…The truth is, it doesn’t matter how great our ideas are, how gifted we are, or even how seemingly good the opportunities are in front of us. If the Lord isn’t the one making it happen, it’s a waste of our time.
I have to continually remind myself that prayer is the work. Prayer is my primary job as a Christian leader. I don’t want to pray and ask God to bless my plans or ideas. I want to be close enough to Jesus to see where He is moving and join in His work.
The Gospel According to Facebook: Is technology declaring or distracting us from the gospel?
…There tend to be 2 primary approaches to the church and technology. One, only use it when necessary. Or two, fully embrace it. Admittedly, I naturally lean towards a full embrace. However, I’d like us to consider a third approach: a counter-cultural use of technology. In many ways, I’m preaching to myself here.
…When Christians think about the danger of technology, particularly the internet, we tend to only think about the content — bad language, violence, pornography, false teaching, and fake news. But I’m starting to wonder if the way that our technology is shaping us is more dangerous than the content itself. I’d highly recommend Alan Nobel’s book Disruptive Witness for more on this subject.
For one, your phone is literally designed to distract you…
Don’t Waste Your Quarantine: What Paul can teach us about how to spend time in isolation
As a 7 on the Enneagram, the thought of isolation is terrible. I’m the type that is continually on the go and wants to try new things and experiences. On vacation, while my wife chilling on the beach with a good book, I’m trying to bust out the agenda so we can hit the snorkeling adventure, zip line tour, ATV excursion, and volleyball tournament all on the same day. So, a “stay at home order” during a pandemic sounds like hell to me.
Luckily, the Lord is patient, even with 7’s like me. In prayer and in the re-reading of The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero, I’ve been forced to wrestle with the question, “What does the Lord want to do in me and through me during quarantine?” And that question led me to the book of 2 Timothy.
We’re All Being Discipled. The question is: Who is Discipling You?
We’re all being formed into something. It’s nice to think that each of us is on our own islands and self-determining the type of person we want to become…but it’s just not the case. There are always external factors shaping us.
…Jesus ’ followers have a word for the process of shaping someone into something — “Discipleship”. All of us are being discipled. Most of us are being discipled by our devices. The question isn’t “Am I being discipled?” The question is “Who is discipling me and what am I being discipled into?”