Equipping God's People to Create Missional Culture
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
“The purpose of history is the evangelization of the world by the church so that there will be some from every tribe and nation to praise God around the throne. The role of the church is to bear costly witness … Continue reading
When it comes to sharing our faith in wisdom, it is vital to understand a couple of concepts, the person of peace and their “oikos“. I’ve known and used the person of peace approach to evangelism for some time now. … Continue reading
Maker of Heaven and Earth, set up your Kingdom in our midst. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us sinners. Holy Spirit, Breath of the Living God, renew us and all the world.
“When we are not afraid to confess our own poverty, we will be able to be with other people in theirs. The Christ who lives in our own poverty recognises the Christ who lives in other people’s. Just as we … Continue reading
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
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
“Sometimes we experience a terrible dryness in our spiritual life. We feel no desire to pray, don’t experience God’s presence, get bored with worship services, an even think that everything we ever believed about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit … Continue reading
We live at an amazing time in history, when we have the ability to connect with people from all over the world, to share our faith and to build up the body of Christ. I love to travel to different … Continue reading
Lord, life’s a whirlpool. So much to do. I rush around, faster and faster, intent on today, this moment. Never looking beyond the immediate. My good intentions, wet and waterlogged, slide down the plug hole, gone. Out there, on the … Continue reading
Guest Blogger Schedule for The Good News Series
A Primer on Today’s Missional Church
Sundance Review – ‘Higher Ground’ Achieves Higher Ground
Leading with a Limp by Dan Allender – A Review
Divided by Hell? An Assessment of “Love Wins” by Rob Bell: Heresy, Orthodoxy & Final Judgment (Overview)
Leadership on the Line by Heifetz and Linsky – A Proactive Report
New Testament and Mission – An Analytical Report
The Discipleship Series – Reflections from The Great Omission by Dallas Willard