The following come from Will Mancini’s book Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture and Create Movement. “The reality is that most people don’t think; they only rearrange their prejudices.” p. 10 Speaking of how competency in the past limits creative discovery for the future: “It is not uncommon that the most accomplished … More Great Quotes from Today’s Reading
Wednesdays are for Discussion Ed Stetzer had a great discussion at his blog last week. I got in on it so late that no one is going back there to read it. So I thought I would bring my comments over here in a slightly edited version I have struggled with this question for the … More How Can We Keep Proclamation and Justice in Balance?
Ed Stetzer has had a fantastic discussion on the issue of gospel and social action over at his blog. After reading all the comments, I thought there was something from our experience that might help summarize the discussion. You can read it here: http://www.edstetzer.com/2010/03/monday-is-for-missiology-evang.html (My comments are near the end of the discussion.)
Tuesday is generally devoted to preaching related issues and the 21st century context. But I want to let the Monday discussion run a bit longer. On Monday I said that John MacArthur and Joel Osteen pastored the same kind of church. In fact, I hinted that just about every church in North America seems to … More Attractional Churches Create Barriers to Ministry
Saturday’s are for Discussion Update: This post was originally written almost a decade and a half ago and both MacArthur and Osteen are not as prominent as they once were. So what comparison would still work today? How about Matt Chandler and Steven Furtick? Not exact, but close enough for the point made to still … More MacArthur and Osteen are Pastors of the Same Type Church
Tuesday is For Preaching I want to redirect the conversation of what it means to be missional. Over the last two days we have been trying to uncover some of the values and lifestyle choices of what it means to be a missional leader. A critical element to pastoral ministry is preaching. The statements below … More What Does Preaching Look Like for a Missional Leader?
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
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