Tag: Church Planting

The largest category because it is the call of God upon my life to stimulate a church planting movement

The Hole in Holiness; Perry Noble; Chick-fil-A; White House Math; Thank God for Pagans; False Conversions; and much, much more

August 4, 2012

Weekend Links Get a cup of coffee, take 30 minutes, and pick any five of these articles. Remember, “readers are leaders and leaders are readers.” There are some challenging links here but of course, I don’t vouch for all the perspectives or conclusions. Growing Better Christians and Leaders The Hole in Our Holiness (Interview with … More The Hole in Holiness; Perry Noble; Chick-fil-A; White House Math; Thank God for Pagans; False Conversions; and much, much more

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Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church Plant (or soul)

July 17, 2012

Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church and You Does your church (and you) love pagans? Does your church know any pagans? Do the people in your church know how to meet pagans? Do the people of your church know how to talk to pagans? Do the people of your church know how to care for … More Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church Plant (or soul)

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Embracing Imperfection; Presidential election choices; Church Cannibalism; Dangerous Atheism; John Adams; Ross Douthat; and much more

July 14, 2012

Weekend Links An eventful week, painful for the whole country. Here are some links to issues that the church needs to wrestle with all the more as we see the effects of sin and rejection of the gospel in the stories coming out of Colorado this week. Keep those families effected in your prayers and … More Embracing Imperfection; Presidential election choices; Church Cannibalism; Dangerous Atheism; John Adams; Ross Douthat; and much more

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Ten Commandments of Homosexuality; Jeremiah Wright; Abortion Culture; John Piper; N.T. Wright;

June 1, 2012

Weekend Links [Updated slighlty ]Here they are. The much anticipated, first links of the month. A few annotations, all great reads and as usual, … I link them but I don’t necessarily embrace them. Engaging with Culture Ten Commitments for the Church Regarding Homosexuality (Kevin DeYoung) Why Jeremiah Wright’s Relationship to President Obama Still Matters … More Ten Commandments of Homosexuality; Jeremiah Wright; Abortion Culture; John Piper; N.T. Wright;

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Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect

May 31, 2012

Missional Moments This is what I have been driving at in my church planting classes, in my preaching, in my blogging (see all of the Intensely Local posts for instance), in all of the seminars and conferences I have done over the last decade. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITIES.  Michael Frost says it … More Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect

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Obama, the Lottery, ObamaCare, Five Reasons to Take a Nap; Atheist Conversion and more

April 6, 2012

Weekend Links Short list of links. Good ones though!. Have a great celebration of the resurrection this weekend. HE is Risen! HE is Risen Indeed. Engaging with Culture and Politics Obama Budget is Defeated 414-0! (Mike Shedlock) The Lottery is a Suicidal Scam and Beneath the Child of God (John Piper) One Minute You Can’t … More Obama, the Lottery, ObamaCare, Five Reasons to Take a Nap; Atheist Conversion and more

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Every Church Needs to Change: how to get there from here

March 26, 2012

Whether Ninety or One Year Old, Every Church Needs to Change I’ve been thinking of writing this post since last Thursday. It occurred to me on Saturday, that with the exception of #8, all of these would apply to any church, of any size, and any age. Even #8 could apply to younger churches. The … More Every Church Needs to Change: how to get there from here

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Thoughts on Multiplication and Preaching

March 20, 2012

Tuesday is for Preaching On my way to Racine, Wisconsin to train church planters with Dynamic Church Planting International. Looking forward to the next three days. But I also wanted to stimulate your thinking about preaching with a simple thought. Every ministry in a church needs to multiply itself. That includes preaching. If we want … More Thoughts on Multiplication and Preaching

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