Why We Love Outreach and Hate Evangelism
August 24, 2011
Why We Love Outreach and Hate Evangelism.
Category: Missional Leadership
A Windstorm, a Hatchet, and a Neighbor
July 12, 2011
Wednesday is for Prayer A forty-page paper for a doctoral class is due at the end of the week and I am only 20 pages in. I’m rushed but I want to make time for neighbors, even if it is brief. I come home and as I pull into the driveway, I notice that my … More A Windstorm, a Hatchet, and a Neighbor
House Churches are Not Missionally Engaged
July 11, 2011
Tuesday Missional Discussion You are angry. You don’t like my title and you disagree with it intensely. Or … You are happy and you knew it all along. Don’t get ahead of yourself. I love house churches. I love them theoretically. I love them historically. I love them for their missional potential. I love them … More House Churches are Not Missionally Engaged
Links for the Fourth of July Weekend 2011
July 1, 2011
The presence of a link here is not necessarily and endorsement. These were some of the more interesting and informative links I read this week. May they help shape your own worldview and engagement in the world. [BOLD means an especially important or provocative post] Personal Growth The reason Mormon religion horrifies Christians (Stand to … More Links for the Fourth of July Weekend 2011
Conquering Neighborhood Dynamics for the Glory of Christ
June 25, 2011
Weekend Musings Tweets from this past week on Intensely Local Ministry INTENSELY LOCAL ministry is as simple as offering freshly cut asparagus to your neighbor. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry means simply treating the neighborhood like family. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry is doorstep to heart ministry. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry means making the neighborhood your own. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry … More Conquering Neighborhood Dynamics for the Glory of Christ
May the Lord Break Your Heart for the City (Video)
June 13, 2011
Tuesday is for Proclamation Another example of how missional is not about being small, being house, being non-traditional, being a criticism, being anti-this or that. It is about incarnating the gospel in a way that shows the beauty of Christ to real (not theoretical) neighbors, shows the beauty of truth in real (as opposed to … More May the Lord Break Your Heart for the City (Video)
Dynamic Church Planting Training Opportunities
June 10, 2011
About 2-3 times a year, I am part of a team of men training church planters around the world with Dynamic Church Planting International. It is an honor and a privilege because, In my opinion, DCPI is the most effective church planting organization in existence. No organization trains more church planters, more effectively, in more … More Dynamic Church Planting Training Opportunities
Movements that Change the World: Five Traits They Share
June 8, 2011
Five Traits of Movements that Change the World Church planting is not about more people in seats but changing the world for Jesus, reshaping the world for the glory of Christ. That’s why Steve Addison’s new book, Movements that Change the World, is worth your time. Besides endorsements by the church planting illuminati (Stetzer, Roberts, Garrison, Logan, … More Movements that Change the World: Five Traits They Share
Ten Reasons Not to Join a Church Plant
May 14, 2011
Weekend Musings Justin Blizzard is an Acts29 Pastor planting a new church in Raleigh, NC. I have never met him but I like him. The list below is his. It is a great one. Use it to galvanize your team for the mission. You don’t need a lot of people to plant a church. You … More Ten Reasons Not to Join a Church Plant
Come Read with Me
March 16, 2011
Books on My Reading List for the next month You are likely to see quotes, commentary and reflection from the following books over the next month or two. A God of Many Understandings?: The Gospel and a Theology of Religions, Todd L. Miles: A serious book that Rob Bell should have read before writing his. … More Come Read with Me
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