I want to share another excerpt from my new book To the Edge. Here is one of my favorites. If you missed yesterday’s excerpt, be sure to check it out. A special thanks to those of you who have shared that you are presently reading through the book! Please send me […]
Discipleship
To the Edge: Reflections on Kingdom Leadership, Mission, and Innovation was released earlier this month. If you have not purchased a copy, I hope you get one and share it with others. In this post, I want to share with you an excerpt from the book. Knowledge gained can lead […]
A Humble Missiology
Donald McGavran was one of the most influential missiologists of the twentieth century. He was a paradigm breaker and a paradigm shaper. He called the Church from one model to a new way of thinking about making disciples of all nations. While a doctoral student, I read most of his […]
Ministry of Redundancy
The decision to select a major and/or vocation is one of the most important decisions a person will make. This decision sets life on a specific course. This decision is often left up to the whims of youth, family tradition, and secular guidance counselors. The church is usually divorced from […]
5 Suggestions for Shepherding Your People to the Marketplace
My thirteen-year-old daughter beat me in a game of H.O.R.S.E. tonight. As a parent, I’m okay with this. Parents want to see their children grow, change, and surpass them. Parenting is about planned role changes. And while we are comfortable with such development, change, and shifting roles in the home, […]
Planned Role Changes
In C. Peter Wagner’s book, Church Planting for a Greater Harvest, he offers five “chief reasons” why we should plant churches. The second reason on the list is that church planting is a means to denominational survival. Many denominations in North America agree with this point. And with many denominations in […]