The largest category because it is the call of God upon my life to stimulate a church planting movement
Title of Book: Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2009) Overview: Cole suggests that the division between the clergy and the laity is not only unnecessary it is harmful to the church. Cole does not say that we should abandon the current system (p. 36, 66) but he … More Brief Book Review of Organic Leadership, by Neil Cole
Monday Discussion [Revised and updated from 2010] Developing an “intensely local” vision for church planters and others who just want to make a difference. Thesis: To really get to know a community, you have to “press the flesh.” You need to develop real relationships with real people. This will involve changing both our mindset and … More How to Do Reconnaissance into the Neighborhood’s Soul
Wednesday is for Prayer Great Prayer for Church Planters May God be gracious to us and bless us, and make his face to shine upon us, Selah That your way may be known on earth, your saving power among the nations. (Psalm 67:1-2) If you are reading the Psalms through in a month, the morning … More A Church Planter’s Prayer
Monday Discussion It light of the video posted over the weekend with Ed Stetzer and Alan Hirsch giving brief critiques of the multi-site phenomenon, here are some evaluation friendly questions for multi-site churches. Look around your multi-site church next week: Are the talents of the congregation being maximized for the kingdom? Look around your multi-site … More Evaluating the Multi-site Phenomenon
Musing on Church Planting Lurching, Lunging, and Leaning into the Spirit of God What if all our (North American) church planting and multi-siting attempts and efforts of the last three decades were merely the reflection of God’s smile and blessing in the same way a parent smiles and blesses a five year old’s drawing of … More Arrested Development in Church Planting Methodologies
Friday is for Heart Songs Here’s a bit of news you won’t find reported in the secular media. Unfortunate, because it offers real hope to the entire peace-loving world. The news around the world is not great on the economic front for any country. But when reports come in like this, The Christian’s heart has … More Muslims Coming to Christ in Record Numbers
Wednesday is for Prayer (additions) … People transforming, justice seeking … Thought you might be encouraged by some things I have been reading. Here’s a couple of quotes. [All quotes from David Garrison, How Church Planting Movements: How God is Redeeming a Lost World] “A church planting movement transforms Cambodia’s killing fields into fields of new life … More Church Planting Movements Changing the World
Moses speaks of his old age longing “Let your works be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.” Psalm 90:16 If you are Moses, you’ve lived your life, made your mistakes, paid your prices, celebrated your wins, mourned your losses and now you know that the sand in the top of … More Musings on the Glories of Church Planting
Thursday is for Discipleship: What should our churches be? “I’m a house church planter, and I am trying to figure out the core essentials of who and how we do what we do.”” “I’m a traditional church planter with a small core group. What should we be focusing on as a church?” “I’ve got a … More What are the Non-negotiables We Should be Striving for as a Church?
It has been my delight to work with Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI) since before it was birthed! You read that right. Paul Becker and I became friends while I was developing plans to plant New Song Church in Illinois. Paul mentored me and I read the first three chapters of the book that became … More DCPI and 5,000,000 new churches
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