National Outreach Convention
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 focus – how do we reach more with the message of the gospel? Now more than ever, outreach is a critical area […]
The Best Thing Ever Said about Me
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 you’re saying suggests you’re a young man in an old man’s body.” He was referring to my understanding of the new world and […]
Untamed
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 have a group discussion on it. It has the potential to revolutionize the way your leaders think about Jesus. Here are some […]
It’s Not too Late
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 or Saturday and offer to go by and pick them up. “82 percent of unchurched people are at least “somewhat likely” to […]
I Have a Problem
The following video was sent to me by a friend. It’s an attempt to explain the missional church in two minutes and it does a good job explaining the church, missional or not. http://jrwoodward.net/2010/03/the-missional-church-simple/ However, I have a problem with all the words being battered around today to describe the church – organic, emergent, missional, incarnational […]
We’re Living in Strange Times
If you’ve lived through 9/11 and 2008 you know what I mean about strange times. If you don’t know, no need to read any further. You’ve got too much sand in your ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to us. We’re living in a time of exaggerated contradictions. At the very time many […]