March 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

Last month I finished reading The New Parish by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight Friesen. I appreciate this book immensely because it takes the missional conversation a step further by developing a strong theology of place. More than that, … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Cities, Community, Culture, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, Social Justice, theology |
Tagged Dwight Friesen, Paul Sparks, The New Parish, Tim Soerens
December 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

Are you a worship leader? Then is here is possible opportunity for you. Oakdale Church, in the Washington DC area, is seeking to hire three talented and experienced worship leaders to help plan, produce, coordinate, and lead worship across three … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, Leadership, Missional church |
Tagged Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church, Worship Leaders
August 19, 2013 | 4 Comments

It was about a year ago that IVP released Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World. Upon the anniversary of its release, I thought I would give some reflections on what has happened this … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, equipping church, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, sacred text, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Amos Yong, Asbury Theological Seminary, Biblical Seminary, Chris Yaw, Christianity Today, Church Next, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, david fitch, Dwight Friesen, Ed Stetzer, equippers, Fuller Theological Seminary, Jon Tyson, Linda Bergquist, Marykate Morse, Michael Frost, Wil Hernandez
August 9, 2013 | 6 Comments

Some of you know that this year I started working at the National Director for Church Planting with V3, which you can learn a little more about here. I’m excited about a number of things we have going on, including … Continue reading →
Posted in Ecclesia, equipping church, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church |
Tagged Logo, V3
July 17, 2013 | 3 Comments

I still remember the paper my friend Kurt Fredrickson, the director of the DMin program at fuller, wrote on Bonhoeffer. Here is how he summarized Bonhoeffer’s approach to mission. There is mission with a view from inside: RenewalThere is mission with … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, equipping church, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, theology |
Tagged Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Mission
July 10, 2013 | 4 Comments

I had an amazingly refreshing time with my family extended family and some friends in St. Pete’s, Florida. Most all the time I remained unplugged, other than posting some pics through instagram, that automatically pop up on my facebook page … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Blogging, Calling, Community, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Back, Future Blog Series
June 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

Today, Saturday, June 29th is the last day to get the kindle version of Creating a Missional Culture for JUST $2.99. So if you haven’t ordered it yet, now is the time! Here are some of the things you will … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged $2.99, Creating a Missional Culture, Kindle, Sale
June 25, 2013 | 3 Comments

If you haven’t had a chance to get Creating a Missional Culture, this is likely the best time to get it, since the kindle version on sale for just $2.99. According to InterVarsity Press, the sale ends on June 29th. … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Current Affairs, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, theology, walk with God |
Tagged $2.99, Creating a Missional Culture, Hits #1, Kindle, Sale
June 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

The new Missio Alliance website is now up and running with some rich resources from our first national gathering available. When you go to the site, you can learn more about missio alliance, our history, distinguishing features, focus of our … Continue reading →
Posted in Current Affairs, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Missio Alliance, Resources, Website
June 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

“Life is God’s initiative and can end or change suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably. When we humans are ready to give up hope and resign ourselves to inevitability, God intervenes and reveals completely new beginnings. The resurrection of Jesus is God’s … Continue reading →
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, quotes, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Darkness, Depair, Henri Nouwen, Hope, Hopeless, light, Resurrection