The largest category because it is the call of God upon my life to stimulate a church planting movement
Tuesday is for Preaching Is it your job to “preach the Bible” or “proclaim the gospel”?* Can you preach the Bible and not preach the gospel? Did they train you at seminary or Bible college to make a beeline to the cross, from any text in the Scripture? If they did, are you doing it? … More Growing Churches by Stealing Sheep or Proclaiming Christ?
Weekend Links I don’t endorse them all, but my thinking was challenged by all of these links. Your mileage may vary but I recommend them all or you can pick your way through the categories and find the one’s most relevant to you and your ministry. Government and Cultural Engagement A Parable Whose Time Has … More Flash Mobbing Dr. King; Tim Keller; Leadership Freak; Church Planting; Kobe Bryant and more
Monday Discussion Who will be the first denomination to truly take church planting seriously and begin to plant churches rapidly, reproductively and globally? When will American churches stop hoarding their resources and spending them on themselves and truly seek to reach the harvest that is being prepared by the Spirit of God? Here’s one way … More Doubling the Number of Churches in the United States and Beyond
“You see,” Dr. Iverson said, “If you are broken, you don’t have to ask to be used. God delights to use broken people. That’s the only way to be filled and it’s the only way to become useable.” (For more see …) via Spirit of the Living God, Break Me in Pieces.
What we need and don’t need in America. It might surprise you. See the link below. We Don’t Need to Plant Churches.
It Was a Long Time Ago, But Some Things You Never Forget One guy was puking his guts out. Groans could be heard from nine others. Heavy breathing and small clouds of vapor hovered in front of all of our faces, as we gasped for air in the cold October night. None of it seemed … More Despite the News: Coaches Change Lives for Good
Thursday is for Discipleship It’s A.D. 51 and a month or two months ago the Apostle Paul had planted the church in Thessalonica. Now he’s in Corinth and he pens 1 Thessalonians to encourage the saints there in their new faith in Christ. What this means is that when we look at 1 Thessalonians, we … More Launching New Believers for Transformational Futures
Growing a Church that Does More than Cook Fish. Wouldn’t it be great if our churches were filled with disciples who were passionately engaged in doing what Jesus told them to do?
Tuesday Musings: Brokenness vs Usefulness We called him “Wild Bill.” Closer to sixty than forty, Dr. Bill Iverson was not your typical seminary professor. A gifted evangelist and an original thinker, Bill was always challenging either what you thought or what you did as a Christian. Bill impacted my life in many ways but the story … More Spirit of the Living God, Break Me in Pieces
Weekend Musings One of the guys that makes me tick. We need more lions for truth, people, the gospel and Jesus like my old friend Bill Iverson. The link below is to an article about one of my spiritual mentors, Dr. Bill Iverson, who, at the age of 83 is still planting churches. Bill is … More One of My Mentors, Still Planting Churches at 83
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