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
Missional Leadership “Church planting is worthwhile only if it advances God’s kingdom–God’s area of reign in human hearts here on earth. When men and women are made into a ‘new creation’ (2 Corinthians 5;17), it happens through a spiritual conversion. Thus one way the kingdom is advanced is when new converts are made. Church planting … More Still more weekend reading quotes
Developing a Mental Map of Missional Ministry Here are a list of links to recent posts that will help to construct a mental map of the philosophy of ministry undergirding much of our ministry. Missional Musings on Intensely Local Ministry Necessary, Normal and Natural–NOT! What Does INTENSELY LOCAL Ministry look like? Cracking the Nut of the Neighborhood Fleshing Out … More Fleshing Out a Missional Philosophy of Ministry
New Observations on Intensely Local Ministry Intensely local ministry is an investment and investments take time to compound and grow. —financial investments take time to grow and so do relational and ministry investments. At first, the payoff for investing seems slow and puny. But like the twenty-year-old who invest $100 a month for 45 years … More Missional Musings on Intensely Local Ministry
Not Much Basketball going on outside in Illinois right now, but this will all melt and it won’t be long before driveways are free for play again. Here’s an idea that costs you no more than some time and maybe some sore muscles. Here’s a story from my neighborhood three years ago in Bolingbrook. So … More Living Missionally in a Multi-ethnic ‘Hood
Indisputable 21st Century Facts: Relationships in our neighborhoods with our neighbors are characterized by three things, They are not natural They are not normal They are not necessary The first two items are a product of the third. Because our relationships with our neighbors are not necessary to our lives or our neighbors, almost all … More Necessary, Normal and Natural–NOT!
Thursday is for Discipleship On the Power of Commitment “No one ever adopts a kingdom mentality unless he comes to an unshakable commitment that the sovereign Christ is building his kingdom now.” –Larry Poland, Rise to Conquer, p. 49 On Defining the Kingdom The Kingdom is “God’s eternal plan to destroy his enemies, liberate mankind … More More Quotes for the Kingdom
The following is a response I gave a number of years ago to a non-christian blogger who was trying to understand Christians. His name was Zack and I think he was genuinely seeking truth. He was also very committed to being secular, and “progressive.” In this post, I simply wanted to raise some doubt in … More Engaging the Non-Christian Mind
Church Unique (Mancini), Rise to Conquer (Poland) and Life as a Vapor (Piper) Quotes “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” –Antoine de Saint Exupery “When God wants change, He affects … More More quotes from the weekend reading
Quotes from Rise to Conquer by Larry Poland and Church Unique, by Will Mancini “You won’t do ministry that really matter until you define what matters.” –Aubrey Malphurs, in Church Unique, p. 128 “Our failure to offer a basic framework of spiritual formation has left people awash in fragments of spiritual truth, missing an integrated … More Quotes from My Weekend Reading
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