Someone asked me about the recent origin of the Syrian crisis. I mumbled a few words, nothing sufficient to answer the question. We are quick to forget. We watch the news this morning and by noon forget what we saw. Here is one reporter’s timeline on how the crisis started […]
I write this post while sitting in a room with about 100 church leaders. They have come together to hear about the local church and missions. They have come together to hear one church’s story, an imperfect story filled with short-comings and present challenges. They have come to dialogue. This […]
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Proverbs is one of my favorite books in the Bible. I try to pray through all 31 chapters each year. When it comes to strategy development, Proverbs 16 contains some extremely important verses. Start here before you start developing your master plan. ———- Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from […]
Proverbs for Your Planning
Disciple making and church planting movements are popular topics in many conversations today. In this episode, Steve Addison is my guest. Our conversation is about his next book, Pioneering Movements: Leadership that Multiplies Disciples and Churches, which releases December 2015 with InterVarsity Press. In our conversation, Steve answers questions such […]
Steve Addison on Pioneering Movements
This coming Tuesday (October 13, 2:30-3:30 EST), EthneCITY is hosting a free webinar titled, “Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from New Believers.” I will be speaking with Terry Sharp (and the world-wide audience tuning in, which hopefully includes you too) about this topic. Much of what I will be […]
Free Church Planting Webinar
I have been a member of the Evangelical Missiological Society for many years. And if you are not a member, now is a great time to join. Pastors, this is especially true for you. As a pastor, I find EMS to be a very valuable asset to my ministry and […]