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
January 6, 2014 | Leave a comment

“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 →
Posted in Books, equipping church, Faith, Jesus, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, theology |
Tagged Craig Carter, Missional Quotes
December 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

If you live in Los Angeles, please join us for the New Hope FUNdraising event. New Hope rescues impoverished youth from landfills, child slavery and streets of Kenya. We provide education, food, shelter, daily needs and much needed love. At … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Jesus, Los Angeles, redemptive agents, Social Justice |
Tagged New Hope Children
October 28, 2013 | 6 Comments

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 →
Posted in Calling, Cities, equipping church, Jesus, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology, Uncategorized |
Tagged Bob and Mary Hopkins, Mike Breen, Mosaic, Oikos, Person of Peace, The Church on Brady, Thom Wolf
September 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

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.
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged N.T. Wright, Prayer
August 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

“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 →
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Jesus, practicing church, quotes, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Henri Nouwen, Meeting God in the Poor
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 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

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 →
Posted in equipping church, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church |
Tagged 21st Century Ministry, Facebook, Skype
July 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Squircle Set of Favorites from Squared Circle Originally uploaded by cobalt123 We all know about being entitled and then growing careless We all know about self-indulgence, even amid work to be done. We all know about being – for a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Circles of Mercy, Walter Brueggemann
July 25, 2013 | Leave a comment

Jesus is taken by God or, better, chosen by God. Jesus is the Chosen One. From all eternity God has chosen his most precious Child to become the savior of the world. Being chosen expresses a special relationship, being known … Continue reading →
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Tagged Being chosen, Henri Nouwen