April 5, 2014 | 2 Comments

While for some churches, fully appreciating women in ministry has been in place for a while, there are a number of churches thoughtful working through the issue today. In fact, I just got an email from a friend whose mega-church … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, Social Justice |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Dave Ferguson, Felicity Dale, Floyd McLung, Frank Viola, Gender Hierarchy, Jan Diss, Jon Zens, Julie Ross, Katie Drive, Michael Frost, Neil Cole, Peggy Batcheller-Hijar, Suzette Lambert, The Black Swan Effect
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
June 11, 2013 | 9 Comments

I’m joining a number of other bloggers in a blog tour of Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier authored by my friends David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw. Other bloggers have reviewed the first six signposts. Today I will … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Community, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Blog Tour, Brian McLaren, david fitch, Geoff Holsclaw, Greg Gilbert, Kevin DeYoung, Michael Frost, Prodigal Christianity, Signpost #7, Tony Jones
February 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

So I have been passing some emails back and forth in regard to finding out people’s top 5 books in different areas. Someone returned the favor by asking me what were my top five books on leadership, which has led … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Alan Roxburgh, Dan Allender, Fred Romanuk, Henri Nouwen, Intuitive Leadership, Kester Brewin, Leadership on the Line, Leading with a Limp, Mary Linsky, Ori Brafman, Rod Beckstrom, Ronald Heifetz, Ruth Haley Barton, Signs of Emergence, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, The Missional Leader, The Permanent Revolution, The Selfless Way of Christ, The Starfish and the Spider, Tim Catchim, Tim Keel
October 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

LA 2012 starts this coming Friday, October 19th at Travis Auditorium, Fuller Theological Seminary. You can find more about the event here as well as register. Check out the facebook page as well and let us know you are coming. … Continue reading →
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Beau Crosetto, David Kludt, Nate and Lesley Myrick
October 15, 2012 | Leave a comment

LA 2012 is just around the corner. Registration is still open. Here is a short description of the event. Does the church need a revolution? Or does she need to evolve and rebirth herself in our current context? It’s an … Continue reading →
Posted in Current Affairs, equipping church, Jesus, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, theology |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, david fitch, JR Woodward, LA 2012
September 25, 2012 | 3 Comments

If there is one gathering that you want to put on your calendar for next year, it is this one: The Future of the Gospel: Renewing Evangelical Imagination for Mission. I know, because I have been working with JR Rozko … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Culture, Current Affairs, equipping church, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Alexandria, Amos Yong, April 11-13th, Cherith Fee Nordling, Dallas Willard, david fitch, Deb Hirsch, Fred Harrell, Gary Nelson, Howard John Wesley, Inaugural Gathering, Missio Alliance, Scot McKnight, Tory Baucum, Virginia
September 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Learn more about this unique event on facebook. Get the schedule and list of speakers at this site. Spread the word.
Posted in equipping church, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, theology |
Tagged A Larger Story, Alan Hirsch, david fitch, LA 2012
May 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
I’m working on my final edits of Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, which are due today. For some exciting reasons, InterVarsity Press has moved up the release date to August 20th, 2012 … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Culture, Current Affairs, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged 2012, Alan Hirsch, August 20th, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, david fitch, Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, InterVarsity Press, JR Woodward
August 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
I had heard about this event last year and a little more about it this year. It is a fully online conference and gathering for church leaders, where pastors and church leaders connect from across the world sharing and learning … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged A Free Online Event, Alan Hirsch, Andrew Jones, Bill Kinnon, Brian McLaren, Charles Lee, Christine Sine, david fitch, Deb Hirsch, Francies Chan, Jamie Aprin-Ricci, Jamie Arprin-Ricci, Jason Dukes, Jonathan Brink, Mary Kate Morse, Mike Breen, N.T. Wright, Rachel Held Evans, Scot McKnight, Song-Chan Rah, The Nines, Tim Keller, Tom Sine