Missional Leadership “Church planting is worthwhile only if it advances God’s kingdom–God’s area of reign in human hearts here on earth. When men and women are made into a ‘new creation’ (2 Corinthians 5;17), it happens through a spiritual conversion. Thus one way the kingdom is advanced is when new converts are made. Church planting … More Still more weekend reading quotes
Sad, but the first a quote here tends to scare the dickens out of denominational and established church pastors: “We want to lay the foundation for an out-of-control replication of new churches, a movement of God that will literally change the landscape of North America.” —Viral Churches, p. 12 “Consider two congregations, Church A and … More Weekend Reading Quotes
Helping Leaders to Think Missionally “Leaders have followers. Managers have employees. Managers make widgets. Leaders make change.” —Seth Godin, Tribes, p. 15 “The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission.” —Seth Godin, p. 41 “People feel included when they are listened to, their concerns are addressed and their … More A few more quotes from my weekend reading
Weekend Reading Quotes David Clarkson, preaching at John Owen’s Funeral: As a preacher, Owen bowed before his own maxim, that “a man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul.” J.I. Packer’s introduction to John Owen’s The Mortification of Sin: A Puritan’s view of How to Deal with Sin … More Quotes to motivate and inspire
Thursday is for Discipleship On the Power of Commitment “No one ever adopts a kingdom mentality unless he comes to an unshakable commitment that the sovereign Christ is building his kingdom now.” –Larry Poland, Rise to Conquer, p. 49 On Defining the Kingdom The Kingdom is “God’s eternal plan to destroy his enemies, liberate mankind … More More Quotes for the Kingdom
Church Unique (Mancini), Rise to Conquer (Poland) and Life as a Vapor (Piper) Quotes “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” –Antoine de Saint Exupery “When God wants change, He affects … More More quotes from the weekend reading
Quotes from Rise to Conquer by Larry Poland and Church Unique, by Will Mancini “You won’t do ministry that really matter until you define what matters.” –Aubrey Malphurs, in Church Unique, p. 128 “Our failure to offer a basic framework of spiritual formation has left people awash in fragments of spiritual truth, missing an integrated … More Quotes from My Weekend Reading
Here’s an excerpt from the revision of my 1994 book published by Broadman/Holman Publishers. The book is a devotional guide for those seeking work. The idea is to provide some real help for unemployed men and women while at the same time directing their hearts to where real hope is found. The new book has … More An Excerpt from My New Book
Quoted in Mancini, Church Unique “Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.” Marcus Buckingham, p.51 “When a missional leader talks about the future, it is based on clarity that is past and present and word-and Spirit-dependent.” p. 53 “Followers cannot travel an unmarked path.” … More Still More Quotes from Today’s Reading
“The idea of the missional church as single-handedly captured the imagination of church leaders of all backgrounds and denominations. Take your pick: from the boomer power pastors of suburbia to the preaching punks of ’emergia’ and the collared intellectuals of ‘liturgia,’ everyone wants to be missional.” p. 33 Quoting Darrell Guder, et al from the … More More Quotes from Today’s Reading
