Sometimes the Spirit does the unexpected–requiring no intentional planning on behalf of the Church. Sometimes the Spirit works through our God-given wisdom as Kingdom stewards–requiring intentional planning on behalf of the Church. We must hold to both approaches, keeping them in tandem and remaining at peace. But which one comes […]
Strategy
Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk on June 3, 1965. In celebration of this fiftieth anniversary, NASA released a 30 minute documentary on spacewalks and our future journey to Mars. This is a fascinating story of innovation and progress. Of course, such is the story of […]
Progress of Gospel Advancement
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
If you caught my most recent interview with the guys at Salty Believer or my recent tweets, then this post will not come as a surprise. I am working on three books for this year–two are already written, one I am presently editing. I am incredibly excited about each of […]
Books I’m Writing this Year
I’ve addressed the Uncle Rico Syndrome and the Kelvin Syndrome this week. There is one other related syndrome that should be avoided: Your Best History Tomorrow. Your Best History Tomorrow is similar to Uncle Rico but sees no fault in the past. The past was the best. Those were the […]
Your Best History Tomorrow Syndrome
You want people who can travel without GPS. You need people who can answer questions that Google can’t answer (e.g., What do we do in this situation?). Remember, you can’t Google your strategy. You need a team that figures out what to do. You don’t want one that slavishly listens […]