I am out from 8 AM to 4 PM on a police ride-along on Saturday in the one of the target communities for the cluster of house churches we are planting. Looking forward to the day. No posts till the evening.
Thursday is for Discipleship Earlier this week, Michael Fast visited the blog and asked this question: “Isn’t evangelism part of discipleship? It seems like your definition of discipleship is dealing with people who are already evangelized hence the move away from interacting with people farther from God and focussing on people who are already fully … More Two Words for One Biblical Term: How dissection obscures understanding.
Missional Discussion When a church is small, house church size, (whether it intends to stay small or grow to a mega church size is immaterial to this discussion) the amount of time that a pastor/shepherd can spend on evangelism, evangelism training, evangelistic praying, prayer walking, building relationships with non-Christians, etc., is great. The larger a … More How Do Pastors Forget About Evangelism?
Monday is for Discussion “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 What the text says: Jesus promises the Spirit to those who have believed Jesus says … More Irritating Implications of Favorite Scriptures
Wednesday is for Prayer What would happen if every believer, every born-again believer in Jesus Christ were to do just two things: Spend one hour praying. One hour alone with God, seeking His face, seeking His guidance, confessing sin, asking for strength and boldness to live for Him. Went out and consciously looked for an … More What Would Happen if …
Monday is for Discussion Reality is a significant adrenalin rush when it smacks you in the face. Here’s reality on the US church planting scene. We are failing to reach our children with the gospel. Most believers never share the gospel with another person. Most churches (80%) are plateaued or declining. Most church plants grow … More Revive Us, Oh God
Thursday is for Discipleship “Discipleship is evangelistic before it is formative.” I’ve written about this before (see here). When we fail to understand this we truncate the process of real spiritual formation that is truly biblical and Christ-like. Even as I write that sentence I become aware of another aspect of the problem. Words have changed … More If We Aren’t Fishing for Men, We Aren’t Following Jesus
Monday Discussion Jesus did no good, no act of compassion, no miracle for anyone without accompanying words that pointed people to God and the Gospel of the Kingdom. So why do those who are called by his name insist on giving out water bottles, doing “random acts of kindness,” and free car washes as “outreaches” … More Jesus Did No Good for Anyone
Thursday is for Discipleship Back in March I wrote about Jesus’ method of discipleship and how different it was from ours (see: Discipleship: How Did Jesus Do It? ). I mentioned five principles. He lived with them. He conversed with them. He modeled for them. He gave them responsibility He left them. That fifth principle is a … More How Do We Give More than Slogan Status to “More and Better Disciples”
Monday Discussion All branches of the US Military are vital to any military action that the nation undertakes. All branches are filled with brave men and women who risk much to keep our nation safe. They (each branch) are designed to complement one another and accomplish the single task of victory. With apologies to the … More Four Types of Churches: With Apologies to the US Military
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