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April 25, 2011 0 Comments

The early doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) included the following elements: •    They met in homes -- "house to house" openly (Acts 2:46) •    Worship was participatory rather than a spectator sport (Acts

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

In my book Dancing with Dinosaurs (1993) I had a chapter in which I said adult Sunday School  was coming to an end and was being replaced by small groups that meet in

April 4, 2011 0 Comments

Without apologies, I’m a bit of a Trek fan … both the bicycle kind and the sci-fi kind. Most of the time I indulge my Trekness for pure fun and escape; however, I’m

March 24, 2011 0 Comments

I have been a reluctant leader at most points along my leadership journey. I am a little skeptical of leaders who are too eager to lead. It seems the best of them are

March 23, 2011 0 Comments

Fasten your seat belt, friend, because this is the most high powered approach we have. I do not know anything that works better than giving Friday nights to Jesus. Giving Friday nights to

March 23, 2011 0 Comments

Some time ago I ran across a bare list of practices of missional churches by an anonymous person. The list has been sitting in my “to do” box until this morning when I