Today I went to see the launch of a new church in the same community in which I hope to plant a cluster of house churches. Actually, it was the launch of a new site in the American phenomenon called multi-site churches. My goal was to see what this new church was doing, introduce myself … More Love and Hate in the Ministry
Just accepted an invitation to participate in the June1-3 Strategy Forum in Little Rock, AR, June 1-3. Goal: “To envision, strategize and initiate the development of a Church Planting Movement in North America utilizing DCPI Training.” Don’t have a clue how I am going to pay for the travel, but sense God’s leading to go … More Strategic Leadership Meeting for North America
Friday is for Heart Songs I’ve been away for three days for a church planting seminar in Indiana and a two day prayer retreat in Amish country with my wife. Good, refreshing think time and we met some wonderful new friends. But I also missed my daily dose of “Ann Voskamp” over at aholyexperience.com and … More What is He Doing with that Blog Thingy?
Thursday is for Discipleship How did Jesus do it? Short answer, I don’t know. But I think we can see the outlines of the process in the pages of the gospels. So in this post I want to continue to try to uncover what “INTENTIONAL WITHNESS” looks like. (This discussion began here on March … More Discipleship: How Did Jesus Do It?
Wednesday is for Prayer I don’t want this blog to be about politics. But the healthcare debate raised some important issues about the state of our hearts in the body of Christ. I’m one who thinks the nation has taken a significant miss-step in the healthcare bill just passed. I have friends that disagree. They … More Measuring Our Passion for the Lost
Tuesday is For Preaching I want to redirect the conversation of what it means to be missional. Over the last two days we have been trying to uncover some of the values and lifestyle choices of what it means to be a missional leader. A critical element to pastoral ministry is preaching. The statements below … More What Does Preaching Look Like for a Missional Leader?
Mondays are for Discussion Ed Stetzer led a tremendous discussion on missional leadership over the last five weeks at his blog (http://edstetzer.com). If you want a basic class on the “missional conversation” go back and read some, all, or selected posts at Ed’s site on the last five Missional Mondays Posts (Part 1-5). Don’t forget … More What is Missional Leadership?
Just finished teaching the Advanced Church Planting Class at Trinity Seminary to six eager world changers looking to make a difference for the King. Great time, but I think it is time for a complete overhaul of both classes that I teach at Trinity. Too tired to do much now (and disappointed that ‘Nova is out … More Missional Thoughts on the Weekend
Passing on a shout out for Tiffany D. Smith at (http://tiffanydsmith.wordpress.com) who posted the following: Did you know… Perpetua (the courageous early martyr) was only 22. Athanasius of Alexandria was 29 when he argued successfully for the divinity of Christ at the historic Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Martin Luther was in his early … More “Shout out” for a young missional blogger
Friday is for Heart Songs Took a stroll through the Morton Arboretum with my very cool wife (26 years this September). Great sights, great exercise, great company, beautiful day. Prayed some prayers, ate some food, and thought I would come back and post something from the archives and another stroll through the pine groves at … More A Trip to the Arboretum and a Prayer for its Visitors
