Reflecting on years of teaching young students, I am reminded of exercises captioned “Listen and do.” Might this be a simple, yet awfully mature, set of ancient instructions?
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Getting Our Questions in the Right Order
Until folk see and experience the countercultural power of true Christian community and begin to ask, “What does this mean?,” they will not be asking the next question, “What shall we do?”
On Levi’s Jeans and Wine
In many established churches, we continue to assume that our jeans and our wineskins that we have received from a previous generation are still capable of holding the dynamic, electrifying power of the gospel.
Reflection Roundup: It’s a Grace Competition
Let it go. Think the best. Give prayerful time for people to explain, then believe them. Breathe deep and experience the freedom not to flesh out every detail.
The Importance of Intentional Experiences
Providing a chance for people to talk with, work alongside, and listen to people different from themselves can aid in spiritual, emotional, and cognitive change.
Pandemic and Protest: Musings on the Lord’s Prayer
What does it mean to pray the Lord’s Prayer in these days, as the pandemic now shares the stage with visible and often violent social unrest?
Christmas: More Than a Gift
I do not know what the future holds for these kids, but my gifts to them are no longer about Christmas; they’re a statement of my hopes and dreams that they will be great.
How to Please God
When a biblical writer says something like “this is pleasing to God,” we’d better lean in and take a close look because that sounds important.
Christians Must Think about Why We Are Good Neighbors
We must be good neighbors if we are to follow the second greatest command: love our neighbor as ourselves.
Nipsey Hussle: A Hood Pastor
He showed us that there is hope and redemption for those who have been marginalized, oppressed, and left to die in the ghetto.
Mission Evidences from the Field: What Do Healthy Growing Churches Look Like?
What are the characteristics of newly planted churches that are thriving?
Massimo Bottura and the “Success” of the Less-Traveled Path
Aspects of Massimo’s journey are helpful to those looking for “success” in today’s world of declining churches.
It Makes a Difference
Do you remember bus ministry? I recall a time when those of us enamored with church growth smirked about bus ministry and considered it a fad at best.
The Nations Are Coming Here
As churches become more missional, our churches will attract more ethnicities, and we will start to see the nations around us that God has brought to our doorstep.
The Path to Church Renewal Leads through the Desert
As a weary and wounded church pastor, I'm warning that the journey toward missional renewal isn't easy.
Missional Hospitality: A Beautiful Emptying
Contrary to how it’s regarded in some circles, missional hospitality is not an outreach strategy.
