April 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

Here is a brief description of the pastor, or what I like to call soul healer. Learn more about the pastor here. For a more thorough description, check out my recent book Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creating a Missional Culture, five-fold, Pastor, Soul Healers
May 25, 2009 | 9 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. Tony’s local newspaper is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Clear Water, Good News, Pastor, Scientology, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay, tony stiff
May 15, 2009 | 4 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. Todd’s local newspaper is … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged #The Good News, 343design, Bucks County, Bucks County Courier Times, Good News, Pastor, The Well, Todd Hiestand
February 20, 2009 | 4 Comments
imagination Originally uploaded by tervaja Here is the complete series of posts on the topic: Equippers as Environmentalists: Re-imagining Leadership in Today’s Western Church I have put it in outline form. You can basically click on any section that interests … Continue reading →
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November 5, 2008 | 123 Comments

With the buzz about the missional church, and a the desire to acquaint people in the congregations I serve on the topic, I decided to write a primer on today’s missional church. A primer is designed to introduce someone to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventures in Mercy, Alan Hirsch, Allelon, American Society of Missiology, Andrew Jones, Andrew Perriman, Anglican Church, Arthur Glasser, Athens 2005, Ben Myers, Bill Kinnon, Brad Brisco, Brother Maynard, C. Rene Padilla, Cathy Ross, Charles Van Engen, Christian Missioinary Alliance, Church Innovations, Church Mission Society, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Craig Van Gelder, Cynthia La Grou, Dan Sheffield, Darrell Guder, Dave DeVries, David Bosch, Decompressing Faith, Defining the Missional Church, Ecclesia Network, Ecumenical, Eddie Gibbs, Edinburgh, Emerse, Erika Haub, Erin Word, Eternal Echoes, Eugene Cho, European Leadership Forum, Evangelism, Forge Mission Training Network, Fred Romanuk, Fresh Expressions, Friend of Missional, Frost, Fulcrum, Gailyn Van Rheenen, Gavin, George R. Hunsberger, Gioja, Global Mapping International, Graham Tomlin, Inagrace T. Dietterich, Incarnation, International Association of Mission Studies, Jamie Aprin-Rici, Jason Clark, Johannes Nissen, John Chandler, John Drane, John Howard Yoder, John Santic, John Stackhouse Jr., Jonathan Dodson, Jordon Cooper, Joseph Myers, JR Briggs, JR Rozko, JR Woodward, Karl Barth, Kurt Fredrickson, Lamin Sanneh, Lausanne Movement, Len Hjalmarson, Lesslie Newbigin, Life As Mission, Lois Barrett, Mennonite Mission Network, Michael Frost, Michael Hanegan, Michael W. Goheen, Milleman, Missiological Societies, Missiologist, Mission-Shaped Church, Missional, Missional church, Missional Communities, Missional Hermenutic, Missional Imagination, Missional Journals, Missional Leadership, Missional Living, Missional Orders, Missional Outreach Network, Missional Theology, Molly, N.T. Wright, Open Source Theology, Pascale, Pastor, Paul G. Hiebert, Percept Group, Philip D. Kenneson, Richard Mouw, Rick Meigs, Ryan Bolger, Sally Coleman, Scot McKnight, Simon Carey Holt, Surfing the Edge of Chaos, T.V. Philips, Tall Skinny Kiwi, The Center for Parish Development, The Ekklesia Project, The Manila Manifesto, The Newbigin Triad, theology, Theology of the City, Tim Conder, Tim Keller, Todd Hiestand, tony stiff, Treasures in Jars of Clay, University of Oxford, W. David Phillips, Wess Daniels, Wilbert R. Shenk, World Council of Churches, Wycliffe Hall