Harming Thousands to Save One Person
Without knowing it, most pastors today are harming thousands of people while trying to save one person. You ask, “How so?” Well, one of the main problems with pastoral leadership today is most pastors are plagued with so much mercy and grace that they spend untold hours trying to save a person. Usually this person […]
Best Books Period
After yesterday’s post, I received another email asking what the best books are that I’ve read in the last few years. So here is the list. Missional Communities, Reggie McNeal Missional Renaissance, Reggie McNeal MissioRelate, M. Scott Boren Heartbeat!, Charles Arn Ladder Shifts, Samuel R. Chand The Road to Missional, Michael Frost The Missional Leader, […]
Best Books This Year
After my post yesterday on the best book of the year, I received an email asking how many books I’ve read so far this year. I’m not sure if the email was tongue in cheek or serious, but either way, it is a legitimate question. So here’s the list of books I’ve read so far […]
Top Book of the Year
I just finished what I consider to be the top book I’ve read so far this year and one that I feel will become a classic in the missional movement: Reggie McNeal’s Missional Communities. The book both explains the movement and gives examples of actual places where the movement is succeeding. This is a must-read […]
Christmas 2011
During this holiday season I can’t help but notice how far out of whack everything is today. Everyone is hoping for a big rush in stores to help businesses make their end of the year profit. Did you see the stores on Christmas in the news? People were shoving and hitting one another, and one […]
To Change Our Church, We Have to Change
The other day I sent this to the people I’m coaching for them to use in a time of reflection. Several said it was helpful. So I thought I would share it with everyone. All of you are trying the take your church to the next level. You are asking God to do something new in […]