Thursday is for Discipleship (usually) The universe that God has created is magnificently vast. Scientists tell us it is filled with 100-200 billion galaxies. One recent formula put the number closer to 500 billion galaxies. That’s a galaxy for every star in the Milky Way! Let me understate it. The universe is vast. The Hubble … More Incarnation: The Most Radical Intensely Local Ministry Ever
Monday Discussion Two of the neighbors are having parties. There are back yard tents, cars up and down the street, kids are playing in the street and it got me thinking … I’ve witnessed this scene before…, this black family on our left having a party; this Muslim family on our right having a BBQ; … More Starting Parties for Jesus and Your Neighbor’s Joy
Wednesday is for Prayer A forty-page paper for a doctoral class is due at the end of the week and I am only 20 pages in. I’m rushed but I want to make time for neighbors, even if it is brief. I come home and as I pull into the driveway, I notice that my … More A Windstorm, a Hatchet, and a Neighbor
Monday Discussion In March of last year, I posted a blog titled, MacArthur and Osteen are Pastors of the Same Type of Church. That post and the post that followed it Attractional Churches Create Barriers to Ministry, generated quite a bit of good discussion and some great ideas from many of the responders in the … More Shut Down One Sunday a Month and Hit the Streets
Weekend Musings What does it take to change a neighborhood? What does it take to reach a neighborhood for Christ? How do comfort-loving, convenience-oriented, security-driven American Christians overcome their tendency to wait for people to come to them and instead, take the gospel to their neighbors in ways that their neighbors can see the beauty … More Intensely Local Tweets from the Past Week
Weekend Musings Tweets from this past week on Intensely Local Ministry INTENSELY LOCAL ministry is as simple as offering freshly cut asparagus to your neighbor. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry means simply treating the neighborhood like family. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry is doorstep to heart ministry. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry means making the neighborhood your own. INTENSELY LOCAL ministry … More Conquering Neighborhood Dynamics for the Glory of Christ
Thursday is for Discipleship Revised post from the Spring of 2011. [As you plant your garden, think of what you can grow for your neighbors. How can you use your green thumb to bless your neighbors? How will you offer them tomatoes, or carrots, or beets, or peppers, or squash? Can you swap recipes in … More Making Disciples with Asparagus
Friday is for Heart Songs Later today I will post on my experience in Dearborn, MI witnessing to Muslims for the last two days. For now, here is an inspiring video from Soma Communities. Update July 1, 2016: Five years ago this video captured my attention. It shows a great example of how your home … More Could this Happen in Your Church!
Sunday Musings Gathered some of the tweets from last week. Here are some random thoughts on INTENSELY LOCAL ministry (see here also or just search the phrase). This is a growing theme on the BLOG. I’m convinced that churches need to relearn how to re-engage with their neighbors and take the gospel to the streets. Perhaps … More Re-engaging the Neighborhood for Your Neighbor’s Joy and God’s Glory
This is a good follow-up to my post from earlier today with some great practical examples about how to engage with neighbors. Fantastic article by Phil Henry passed on to me by Michael Wallenmeyer. Phil is the pastor of Mercy Hill in South Jersey. Michael is the pastor of Mt. Laurel Evangelical Free Church in … More Living Missionally in Suburbia
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