Leaders preach to the choir. They are members of our tribe. We need it as preachers. The choir needs it. When we preach to the choir, we are reminding them what they already know, what they already believe. It is an extremely important aspect of tribal life. It is foundational […]
Christian holidays are excellent opportunities to connect with your neighbors and share your faith. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I want to give you an idea to try in the future–one that my family and I have used before–if you’re willing to dig into some history and party. Here […]
Using the Christian Calendar as an Opportunity to Party
Great ideas develop from collaboration not through privatization. Remember, victory may be found in an abundance of counselors (Prov 24:6), not a lone ranger. Counselors (plural) are able to provide healthy guidance to a people (Prov 11:14). Great ideas develop in community not isolation. Great ideas are developed by an […]
Origin of Gospel Advancing Ideas
The Word has much to say about the importance of patience–including it being an aspect of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). We dare not fail to teach about it and model it. However, as patient priests, we walk in the world of the instant. The Church walks in […]
Life in 140 Characters
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
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 […]
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