Kingdom citizens

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I often hear from church planters in North America: Of these 37 local churches, there are no gospel preaching churches in this community. These churches are not Reformed enough (Or, These churches are too Reformed.). They preach the gospel, but it’s not really deep. Just John 3:16 kinda stuff every […]

Doing Away with the Flavor of the Month

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Dreaming as a Kingdom citizen is important. This is not a futile humanistic exercise. It is an opportunity to use our God-given missiological-imaginations as we prayerfully consider God’s Word, God’s world, and our responsibilities as Kingdom citizens. However, if you are always dreaming and never developing and executing strategy, then […]

Perpetual Dreamers Wake-Up to Nightmares

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status quo: the existing state of affairs. innovation: the act or process of introducing something new. When it comes to healthy growth and multiplication, leaders must keep these two definitions in mind.  While it seems cool to say, “I’m against the status quo; I’m all for innovation,” such is not […]

Status Quo and 2 Billion to Go

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