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!
Tuesday is for Proclamation Another example of how missional is not about being small, being house, being non-traditional, being a criticism, being anti-this or that. It is about incarnating the gospel in a way that shows the beauty of Christ to real (not theoretical) neighbors, shows the beauty of truth in real (as opposed to … More May the Lord Break Your Heart for the City (Video)
Five Traits of Movements that Change the World Church planting is not about more people in seats but changing the world for Jesus, reshaping the world for the glory of Christ. That’s why Steve Addison’s new book, Movements that Change the World, is worth your time. Besides endorsements by the church planting illuminati (Stetzer, Roberts, Garrison, Logan, … More Movements that Change the World: Five Traits They Share
Weekend Musings “It’s Hard to Go to Heaven in America” Many will say that the needs are greater around the world, that the 10-40 window is a higher priority, that we have too many Christian workers and too much resource focused on reaching people in the Western-industrialized nations. I will not dispute any of that. … More “It is Hard to Go to Heaven in America”
Thursday is for Discipleship The following quote from Leslie Newbegin is, I think, brilliantly perceptive: In discussions about the contemporary mission of the Church it is often said that the Church ought to address itself to the real questions people are asking. That is to misunderstand the mission of Jesus and the mission of the … More The Nature and Mission of the Church
Wednesday is for Prayer We pray too much for ourselves and not enough for others. We pray too much for our own concerns and not enough about global concerns. In your passion to reach your neighbors, you must build a passion in your newest disciples for the whole world and its need for Christ and … More Operation World: We Really Can Change the World
Weekend Musings I have been telling the story and recommending the video/DVD for years of the Mouk tribe in Papua New Guinea for at least a dozen years. The first video which was only about 29 minutes long is now available in two parts on Youtube.com. If you are not weeping and praising God at … More You will weep with praise or you just don’t understand the gospel
Thursday is for Disciplehip One of my former students posted this video a few days ago. I don’t know how he came across it but I am thankful he did. Alan Hirsch, the man underneath the scarf and the speaker in the video is an Australian missional strategist and currently one of the church planting … More Turn Up the Volume and Listen Closely
Thursday is for Discipleship My daughter sent this to me via email. Beyond the greatness of the video, it is thrilling to have children who love Jesus passionately and live for him daily. Love you Meredith.
Carve out some time. Get a cup of coffee or a pot of tea. Turn the TV off. Put your book down. Put your Bible aside. Close the door. Don’t be distracted. Watch this video of Dr. Helen Roseveara. You might want to carve out sometime for prayer afterwards.
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