Church Planting



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If you caught my most recent interview with the guys at Salty Believer or my recent tweets, then this post will not come as a surprise. I am working on three books for this year–two are already written, one I am presently editing.  I am incredibly excited about each of […]

Books I’m Writing this Year


Many of the necessary Kingdom advances today require teams to write the manual as they go.  And for some of you providing supervision to others, you’re going to have a hard time with giving them this absolutely necessary freedom. This does not mean teams must create something from nothing. Rather, […]

You Must Write the Manual



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The last time I played Bible Trivial Pursuit no question was asked about Phlegon. Throughout three years of M.Div. studies and three years of Ph.D. work, I was never confronted with Phlegon. To me, he was a nobody.  A no name.  Nonexistent. To Paul, Phlegon was someone worthy of his […]

Phlegons Among Us


“A church in the Northwest sent a married couple to a remote area to establish a minority group church. The remote area is accessible by a 10-hour drive from the couple’s church. They have been doing this work for four years and have established a church with more than 80 people […]

That Chinese Church is Doing What!!??


Speak rightly.  Language teaches doctrine. Isn’t that a beautiful church! [church as building] When is church this week? [church as worship service] We have church at 11:00 AM on Sunday. [church as moment in time and something to do] Why is it okay to communicate this way within the faith […]

Are We Practicing a Doctrinal Double Standard?