Have a hot location for a bi-lingual (English and Spanish) church planter. Really an ideal situation, property set aside, fantastic building for a start up with great all-week outreach potential. If you know of a church planter who is interested in planting an English speaking church but has Spanish capabilities to reach a sizeable Latin population in Chicago … More Need a Bi-lingual Church Planter
Advanced Church Planting. Day one and two are in the past. Good group of twenty-something guys that want to explore God’s call in their lives to plant churches. Tomorrow I will post on the difference between a small group and a house church. These guys helped to unpack some good observations. “Oh Lord, make me … More House Churches, Classes and Prayers
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, Moore, Hirsch and Cole), it is … More Movements that Change the World
Reeling and rejoicing from the wonder of two hundred new followers of Jesus, the 26 twenty-somethings began the process of discipling their new brothers in Christ. But our God was not finished. While the first rushes of joy were still in the air, about three weeks later, nearly 600 more former terrorists found life in Christ! … More Our God–Awesome in Power (Part 2)
So life begins again. Back from New Zealand and the patterns of life are owned again. Sleep is not yet part of the pattern, however. My body doesn’t know if it is morning or evening but it will. Right now there is quietness and time to reflect on the goodness of God and the greatness of God … More Our God–Awesome in Power
After a 39 hour day, I’m back from New Zealand. Will post on Monday or perhaps late Sunday. Right now I have a wedding to finish preparing for and covet your prayers for Dan and Arden’s special day. Pray that the day, the wedding, the joining of two families, the celebration that follows all bring … More Back from New Zealand
Able to get online for just a moment from down here in New Zealand. The conference goes well. Kicked off by Loren Cunningham of YWAM with an amazing story from Nigeria of what God is doing among the rebels. More on that when I get back but I will say this, what God is doing there … More Surprise post
“Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there … put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments.” (Genesis 35:1-2) Sojourners with God are always moving and dwelling with God. Day by day, we wrestle with foreign gods that somehow have entangled our vision and stolen our affections. The … More No Posts for the Next Week
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