Monday is for Discussion Staggeringly brilliant picture of an opportunity we are missing right at the doorsteps of the church in North America. If you have a neighbor in one of these categories, befriend them. You don’t have to know the ins and outs of their religion or be able to answer all their questions. … More A Staggering Opportunity to Change the World
“When you give people freedom, you get chaos, but you also get incredible creativity. Because everyone tries to contribute to the community, you get a great variety of expression.” (p. 81.) For more see: Brief Review of The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman.
Tuesday is for Discussion Gossip or Adultery? Which is more destructive to the loving unity of the church and its witness to the world? Solutions and Suggestions (for both) are welcome.
Friday Afternoon Musings “The task of the church, . . . and the task of the leader in the church, is to make this other world credible; to make it possible to men to believe that this world as it is, is not the last word; to keep constantly alight in men’s hearts the flame of … More Heaven is More Real than Earth
Thursday is for Missional Thinking Becoming a Rabbit Church vs an Elephant Church *comments in red are Ed Stetzer’s; comments and points in black are mine The following are comments and notes from a class with Ed Stetzer. Ed and I were scheduled to teach a class together one year at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School … More What Hinders Rapid Church Multiplication?
Monday Discussion Below is a depiction of the countries from which this blog has had visitors over the last 10 months. It represents men and women who want to be trained and equipped to reach their neighbors for Christ. It represents thousands of men and women who are looking for content on the internet that … More Graphic Representation of the Need for Workers
In 1988, (Have 24 years [now 27 yrs!] really passed since then?) I was a Teaching Fellow at the International School of Theology in California. The seminary had a brief and productive existence of about 25 years, and I was there almost from the beginning. That particular year, WORLDWIDE Challenge magazine published a brief article … More “God, give me wise words.” or What to say to the Rabbi’s Question
Thursday is for Discipleshp Another offering from Kairos Journal. It’s the story of some ordinary men with some God-sized dreams of changing the world through biblical preaching and pastoral care. They didn’t use gimmicks. They didn’t pander to the culture. They didn’t seek the lowest common denominator to begin a dialog. They loved non Christians, preached the … More The Good that Comes From a Spirit Directed Meeting in a Pub
Monday Discussion Seth Godin said this at his blog recently: People don’t care how much you offer them. They care about whether you exceeded their expectations. If you want to delight, if you want to create a remarkable experience, if you want people to talk about you or buy your stock, the secret is simple: give them … More Seth Godin on Expectations
Weekend Musings How cool is this! Gospel going out in Guatemala in 57 languages. Very creative approach. Thanks to Phil Goija for passing the link on.
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