Balcony-Type Christianity?
We just started a study of the book of Mark at The Well. Been reading George Ladd’s A Theology of the New Testament and thought I would share this gem with you, “Mark campaigns against balcony-type Christians who are too high for mission and discipleship that in Mark’s terms necessarily involves cross-bearing and self-sacrifice.” One…
Read MoreI am Joining the Lemonade International Board
It was with a deep sense of humility that I can announce that I have officially joined the board of Lemonade International. Lemonade International exists to “educate and empower the people of the largest urban slum in Central America, La Limonada.” La Limonada is known to have the 4th highest murder rate in the world.…
Read MoreTop 5 Books of 2010
This has not been my best reading year in terms of number of books. However, I was able to read a few great books that are worth mentioning. So, I proudly present to you my top five books of 2010. Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ Eugene Peterson I love Eugene Peterson’s…
Read MoreGod is With Us.
Immanuel. God is with us. Wait. Stop. Listen again… Immanuel. God is with us. God. Is. With. Us. Wait. God is with you. Sure. But God is with me? Yes. Really? Yes. You don’t need to come to Jesus. He’s has come to you. He has pursued you. Loves you. Yes, you. The wait is…
Read MoreThe H3 Project
I’ve been dreaming about doing something like this for awhile and I’m really excited to introduce The H3 Project in 2011. I’m a big believer in shaping leaders and disciples in community whenever possible (as opposed to shipping them off to Seminary for a few years). Here’s a teaser to what H3 is: The H3…
Read MoreSix Themes of Change in the Church
Scot McKnight points to some new research by Barna. Kinda depressing really.
Read MoreThe Death of Leadership? Yes and No.
There has been a bit of talk going on in the “blogesphere” about whether or not leadership is actually help for the mission of the church. I had a pretty enjoyable twitter debate (yes, apparently those exist) with Bill Kinnon and my friend Dave Fitch this afternoon. Bob Hyatt was in on it too and…
Read MoreMissional In Suburbia: Moving On, But Not Moving Out.
For the last few years, my blog has proudly displayed the subtitle “Living Missionally in Suburban America.” I’ve been a big proponent of the fact that we must be thinking intentionally about living missionally in our suburban context. Far too often suburbia has been seen as antithetical to being missional. The assumption seemed to be…
Read MoreMy heart is completely about to explode…
We’ve been intentionally pursuing friendship with the folks in La Limonada, Guatemala over the past year. This community has become dear to our hearts. Some great news! The “Mi Casita” Safe Home has become a reality for the first eleven children who have just moved into the place they will now call “home” – where they…
Read MoreParticipation in Change
I’m continuing to devour the book by Margaret J Wheatley called, Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time I think most of us will agree with this quote… As leaders, we have no choice but to figure out how to invite in everybody who is going to be affected by change. Those that we fail…
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