When churches are unable to meet on their properties, ecclesiology suddenly trends in a radically biblical direction. After the sanctuary is flooded, the pastor tells the people the church is not the building. The worship center burns to the ground, but the pastor informs the news reporter the church is […]
Theology
We are asking for answers. We need them now. But what happens when the Church finds herself in a situation where there is no solution manual to purchase, no webinar to attend, and no book available? While I am all for collaboration, meetings (even on-line), and seeking the council of […]
When Answers Are Unavailable
Craig Ott is my guest on this episode of Strike the Match. Craig is a professor of Mission and Intercultural Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. We talk about ecclesiology and missiology as we focus on Craig’s book The Church on Mission: A Biblical Vision for Transformation among All People. […]
Craig Ott–The Church on Mission
If you follow me on social media (or have recently read this blog), then you know Jon Hirst and I took the past six months to offer webinars on various topics related to innovation and mission. It was a great journey as we interacted with this matter and several participants […]
Free Innovation in Mission Training
Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison recently published the provocative book When Everything is Missions. You can tell by the title these authors took on some sacred cows with this writing. I have written endorsements for many books. However, this is the only book to date I believe every North American […]
How did Everything become Missions?
I had the delight and honor to be with the amazing people of Eastmont Baptist Church (Montgomery, Alabama) for worship during the month of September. The church is presently without a senior pastor. HERE is a link to their desired criteria and information on how to contact their search team. […]
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