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Leaving our neighborhoods better than we found them

In Guatemala, 50% of the population self-identifies as evangelical, but the communities have not been transformed. That’s a bunch of people who say they’re following Jesus. Yet there is still rampant corruption and injustice in the country. If 50% of the people were...

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Thanks for the advice

My wife Janet does quite a bit of coach mentoring—that’s coaching coaches on their coaching. (How’s that for a mouthful?) The basic idea is that you coaches need a coach themselves—someone to help them continue to grow in their coaching skills. She just got a great...

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Video interview with Randy Lovejoy

Video interview with Randy Lovejoy

See a 3-minute video interview with Pastor Randy Lovejoy of Silverlake Presbyterian Church. In it he talks about the idea of building community in our churches on the idea of reaching outward to the larger community. He shares his experience using the Tangible Kingdom...

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Community Journey Guides

Community Journey Guides

Need a resource to help you or those you lead bring people together more effectively to live out the one-another commands of Jesus? Our bundle of three Community-focused Journey Guides may be just what you're looking for. Love Others  Jesus said that all of the Law...

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Mission Journey Guides

Mission Journey Guides

Need a resource to help you or those you lead move outward on the mission of Jesus? Our bundle of three Mission-focused Journey Guides may be just what you're looking for. Make Disciples  As we live incarnationally and serve missionally, the spiritual sensitivities of...

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Communion Journey Guides

Communion Journey Guides

Need a resource to help you or those you lead grow closer to God? Our bundle of three Communion-focused Journey Guides may be just what you're looking for. Love God  Loving God is the bedrock of all of the other steps-- it's the reason we're on this journey to begin...

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A good idea

Brandon Hatmaker shares in his new book The Barefoot Church about a way his church created an opportunity for people to experience what it’s like to serve: “I know that sounds weird to taste need, but that’s what it is: an event designed for people to just show up and...

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The bright thread of compassion

Richard Stearns, president and founder of World Vision offers some bold direction on God’s expectations for Christ followers: “Those expectations are not mysterious or difficult to discern. They are, in fact, etched clearly in page after page of Scripture – a bright...

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Book review: Barefoot Church by Brandon Hatmaker

Book review: Barefoot Church by Brandon Hatmaker

I’ll tip my hand right from the beginning. Barefoot Church: Serving the Least in a Consumer Culture is one of the best books I’ve read all year. It’s filled with great, inspiring stories that come from real life, hands-on ministry experience. If you’ve ever wondered...

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Ever feel like you’re wandering in circles?

If you actually want to get where you’re going, you need a map to help you navigate. Only a map can give you an indication of whether you’re getting closer to or further away from your goal. Without one, all of us are left wandering in circles. If you want a clear map...

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Youth as Agents of Change?

Comunidad Mosaico, a ministry I visited in Mexico City a couple of weeks ago, has launched an interesting initiative. I’ve often spoken of starting with the grassroots if you want to see real change. They’re dialed in to that reality:  they’re starting with teenagers....

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The Now and the Not Yet

As God’s people, we are committed to God’s reign in the here and now… in anticipation of the Kingdom of God’s rule that is to come. The ultimate reign in heaven is still to come. But to what degree is the Kingdom being lived out in the here and now in the meantime?...

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