February 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
I’m looking forward to our (Ecclesia Network) National Gathering that is taking place this week in Washington, D.C. The focus this year is spiritual formation for missional communities. Todd Hunter and Marykate Morse are a couple of the speakers this … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged david fitch, Ecclesia Network, Marykate Morse, Mid-sized Groups, Missional Communities, National Gathering, Spiritual Formation, Todd Hunter
September 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
This coming year the Ecclesia Network is hosting our National Gathering in Washington D.C. once again. The theme this year is Spiritual Formation in Missional Congregations. Here are some of the details. DATES February 23rd – 25th FOCUS A More … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Corey Widmer, Don Coleman, Ecclesia National Gathering 2011, Ecclesia Network, Marykate Morse, Spiritual Formation, Todd Hunter
March 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

Here are a string of posts about what it means to follow Jesus in today’s world. In this series, I share a brief summary of each of the chapters of Dallas Willard’s – The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Calling, Community, Ecclesia, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology |
Tagged Dallas Willard, Discipleship, Kingdom, Spiritual Formation, Teacher
June 5, 2009 | 22 Comments
Nouwen as Spiritual Friend Henri Nouwen longed and sought for deep, abiding friendship everywhere he went. His capacity to connect personally with thousands of friends from various parts of the world is legendary. Amazingly, of the fifteen hundred people he … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Henri Nouwen, Henri Nouwen and Soul Care, Henri Nouwen: A Spirituality of Imperfection, Leadership Institute, Soul Care, Soul Companioning, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Friend, Wil Hernandez
June 3, 2009 | 14 Comments
Introduction Just as spirituality itself is irreducibly communal, so is our entire journey. Far from a picture of a solitary odyssey, we navigate through our spiritual life with the help of people coming alongside and companioning us. This series will … Continue reading →
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, Henri Nouwen and Soul Care, Henri Nouwen: A Spirituality of Imperfection, Integrative, Leadership Institute, Soul Care, Soul Companioning, Spiritual Director, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Friend, Spiritual Guide, Wil Hernandez
April 1, 2009 | 6 Comments
In this series of posts, I am sharing some short thoughts from each chapter of Dallas Willard’s book The Great Omission and then some brief personal reflections. Chapter Thirteen: Christ-Centered Piety Willard continues to beat the drum that if we … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Communal, Dallas Willard, Discipleship, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, The Great Omission, Transformation
March 25, 2009 | 4 Comments
In this series of posts, I am sharing some short thoughts from each chapter of Dallas Willard’s book The Great Omission and then some brief personal reflections. Chapter Twelve: Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, and the Restoration of the Soul Transformation … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Faith, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Dallas Willard, Great Omission, Restoration, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, Transformation
February 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
In this series of posts, I am sharing some short thoughts from each chapter of Dallas Willard’s book The Great Omission and then some brief personal reflections. Chapter Seven: Spiritual Formation in Christ This quote stuck out to me today, … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Dallas Willard, Discipleship, Making Disciples, Spiritual Formation
October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
For those of you in the LA area, I wanted to let you know about a gathering that is taking place this next week. It is hosted by the Ecclesia Network and open for pastors, staff and ministry leaders. Here … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Calling, Cities, Community, Ecclesia, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Eccleisia Network, Henri Nouwen, Hollywood, Inward, Keith Matthews, Outward, Spiritual Formation, The Integrated Journey, Upward, Wil Hernandez