Monday is for Discussion On Friday I wrote about meeting Barbara. The incident raised a whole new set of issues for what it means to be INTENSELY LOCAL in ministry. Two Categories: Personal issues, and Neighbor issues. In the first category are those things related to heart, motivation, and creativity. (Here’s a starter list) How … More Cracking the Nut of the Neighborhood
This Should be Interesting: For about 15 years, I taught a couple of church planting classes at Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary in Deefield, IL. As a part of one of those classes, I did the following thought experiment with my students. I begin by telling the class that I don’t believe there is extraterrestrial life on other … More Martians Have Visited Earth: What do they think of the Church?
Everyday is for Discipleship See “How did Jesus Do it” for the beginning of this thread. Five observations were briefly discussed concerning Jesus’ process of discipleship. He lived with them He conversed with them He modeled for them. He gave them responsibility. He left them. He did all of this with a determined purpose which … More Jesus’ Pattern is Impossible: So Let’s Just Give Up?
Thursday is for Discipleship How did Jesus do it? Short answer, I don’t know. But I think we can see the outlines of the process in the pages of the gospels. So in this post I want to continue to try to uncover what “INTENTIONAL WITHNESS” looks like. (This discussion began here on March … More Discipleship: How Did Jesus Do It?
Just finished teaching the Advanced Church Planting Class at Trinity Seminary to six eager world changers looking to make a difference for the King. Great time, but I think it is time for a complete overhaul of both classes that I teach at Trinity. Too tired to do much now (and disappointed that ‘Nova is out … More Missional Thoughts on the Weekend
Passing on a shout out for Tiffany D. Smith at (http://tiffanydsmith.wordpress.com) who posted the following: Did you know… Perpetua (the courageous early martyr) was only 22. Athanasius of Alexandria was 29 when he argued successfully for the divinity of Christ at the historic Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Martin Luther was in his early … More “Shout out” for a young missional blogger
Thursday is for Discipleship I have said it for years and I think it is more true than ever: American Christians are more American than Christian. The Church in America, in the main, liberal and conservative are focused on trivialities rather than the gospel. They are more comfortable pursuing the American dream with a Christian … More American Christians are More American than Christian
Discipleship is more important and more neglected in our churches than ever before. It is also the most understood. … More We’ve Got Discipleship All Wrong
Monday Discussion “Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.” (Titus 2:2, ESV) I recently had a conversation with a young man over coffee about the need for “spiritual fathers” in the church. Three days ago, one of my students was lamenting the fact that every time he thinks he … More Older Men Teaching Younger
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 to make … More Double Your Denomination’s Size in Five Years
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