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Sometimes I go several months before running into what I consider to be "great books." Then out of the blue, several such books will fill my "to read" pile. I thought I would

I wish Untamed had been Alan Hirsch’s first book. It would have eliminated some of people’s misunderstanding of his message – namely, the question of whether he believes at all in the institutional church. After reading

Since you're one of my network and regular readers, I wanted to remind you about the National Outreach Convention in November in San Diego. It is one of the largest gatherings each year, with a single

I'm doing a seminar in a large church in the south. I'm nearing the end of the second of five days and speaking to the congregations when someone raises their hand and says "What

Alan Hirsch continues to give us much to think about.  His new book, Untamed, is a book you must get and not only read, but make sure your key leaders read it and

It's not to late to invite a friend to worship this Easter Sunday.  In fact, if you have a staff, why not ask each of them to invite at least one friend today