Funeral For a Fred The first funeral I conducted as a pastor was a bit of a mystery. I stood on the bow of a yacht on Balboa Island – an exclusive part of Orange County in Southern California. As I was getting up to speak, I glanced up and saw an actor I’m a...
Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
What Do The Words We Use Really Mean?
Aug 2, 2011
Do the terms culture, kingdom, missional, vision, incarnational, organic sound familiar? Hardly a day goes by that we...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Planting Churches That Target Men
Jul 25, 2011
A Study in 2000 from Switzerland provides insight on the importance on male attendance on the religious development of...
Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
What Families Need Most From Church
Jul 14, 2011
When our church was in the “church plant” stage, we had a total of five children in our midst (three infants, one...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Coaching, Communication / Preaching
Getting A Coach Who Gets It: What Makes Coaching Missional?
Jul 4, 2011
To coach people effectively toward missional ministry, it’s not enough to be a good coach. The coach also has to be a...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Breaking the 200 Barrier
Jun 25, 2011
A church plant is a lot like a boulder on a barren mountainside. You’ve seen this same rock in many adventure movies....
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Leadership Traits
Jun 7, 2011
Everything rises or falls on leadership. That statement captures an important truth about church planting. Good...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
A Healthy Distrust of One’s Own Ideas
Jun 3, 2011
If you're like me, the minute you have an idea, you want to go to press with it. To hit send. To launch it publically....
Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
A Prophetic Word That Did Come to Pass
May 30, 2011
“In answer to your inquiry, I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion...
Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Mission Berlin: Angels On The Road
May 29, 2011
Just imagine. You are strolling around in Berlin. All the sudden the spirit leads you to a middle aged woman who is...
Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Help! I Didn’t Sign Up For This.
May 28, 2011
I married a sailor. Never in a million years did I expect to be in the ministry. First off, we weren’t even...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Top Ten Mistakes In Church Planting: Catering Strictly to Believers (#1-3)
May 24, 2011
There are opposite foci that tend to not work in launching a new church. One is to aim strictly at not-yet Believers....
Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Witness Or Witless?
May 21, 2011
Acts 1:6-8 2000 years ago the preoccupation of the disciples seemed to be the establishment of the physical, visible...
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