Four Fields of Kingdom Growth is an excellent church planting resource. I am so thankful for our brother and sister who took the time to write this back in 2007. It is a doctrinally-sound work that was birthed out of praxis, not theory, and is being used of the Lord […]
Theology
I wanted to give you an update on my book Apostolic Church Planting. As I shared in February, this work is scheduled to be released with InterVarsity Press in October or November. IVP is wanting to release it before Urbana, and I totally agree. I received this rough draft of […]
Apostolic Church Planting
Kingdom citizens are called to love God with all of their minds (Matt 22:37). They are called to be people of understanding, for “the wise lay up knowledge” (Prov 10:14, ESV). Part of the stewardship that comes with Kingdom citizenship is that of thinking. Thinking about God. Thinking about His […]
Those Who Think, Read
If the first century disciples approached disciple making and church planting with the complexity we have in the West, the gospel would have never left the Middle East. We want reach the world with the extraordinary working through complexity. But what if the way to reach the nations is not […]
Reality of Complexity, Power of the Ordinary, and 4 Billion ...
I recently spoke at the Empowered Conference hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia. It was a wonderful time with the brothers and sisters from around the state. I was encouraged to hear what the Spirit is doing through their Kingdom labors. My assignment: share from my book Strangers […]
Reaching the Strangers Next Door
Complexity is not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be. In the West, disciple making, church planting, and pastoral ministry are complex matters. But they do not have to remain in this state. Whenever I speak to pastors, denominational leaders, academics, and agency leaders, they all share the desire […]
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