The largest category because it is the call of God upon my life to stimulate a church planting movement
There are certain things in life that are unwise to enter into without a lot of thought and prayer—marriage, job changes, choosing a college, starting a family—these are the kind of things that need a lot of thought. Outreach to your neighbors, generally, falls into another category. The category of “things done in the spur … More Don’t Over Think Your Outreach
Thursday is for Church Planting [Note: This particular post is now out of date but you can find more conferences and training opportunities at DCPI.org.] Dynamic Church Planting International is the most prolific and effective church planting organization around the world. Here’s a list of their upcoming training around the world. Anything I can do … More Most Prolific and Effective Church Planting Training Around the World
Thursday is for Worship (And so is every other day of the week) A former student recently emailed me to ask for help in the area of worship. He is faithfully serving a small church in the mid-west and I hope they know what a gem they have as a leader/preacher/thinker. Bottom line, he has … More “Worship at Our Small Church is a Challenge”
Thursday is for Discipleship Take more time than it takes to read these three paragraphs. Take some time to think, think hard about what is written here. Bracketed comments [ ] are my own. “…..Early believers desired transformation of the lost more than they desired comfort for themselves. The emphasis on seeing people changed by … More Early Believers Loved the Lost More than They Desired Comfort
Sunday Nostalgia “Who is ‘untouchable’ in your ministry—who wouldn’t you give away?” The question came from a seasoned and effective pastor of about 50 years of age. Twice he had taken churches in his denomination from around 200, to over one-thousand in attendance. But this was to be … More “It’s a good thing that you would let me die”
I have already posted for the day but this link is important. Older pastors with lots of experience are tempted in many ways, (pride, arrogance, sense of entitlement, laziness to name a few) but this post is especially for young pastors as well. The going gets tough, people don’t appreciate you the way you think … More The Ugly Side of Christian Consumerism
Wednesday is for Prayer Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. —Psalm 111:2 “Lord of heaven and earth, all your works declare your glory. We are the work of your hands as well. You have bought us by the blood of your son and redeemed … More Planting Churches that Delight in the Word of God
Listen to Your Community Michael Frost and I had a bit of a dust up on Facebook. (Michael was responding to the title of one of my posts. I have brought the whole comment stream over from Facebook and put it in the comments on the blog HERE.) It was the second or third time … More Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect
Weekend Links Major League Baseball start their spring training games this weekend. Spring is coming, despite last night’s mini-snow storm. Think about your garden and how you can use it to befriend, care for, provide for and strengthen your neighbors. Start praying now for opportunities to be bold. Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget to … More 10 Questions for Church planters, Art Theology, John Piper, Dogs with Rhythm, Voter Fraud, Flannery O’Conner and much more
Thursday is for Discipleship The church is young. Paul is making his first missionary journey and many disciples have been made amidst some significant opposition and excitement (Acts 14:8-18). A crippled man get’s healed; the population thinks Barnabas is the Greek God Zeus and Paul is Hermes; Paul rescues them from their idolatry by preaching … More Let’s Plant a Church and Appoint Elders in Three Weeks
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