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The action-reflection loop
Often in ministry, we start to feel overwhelmed by the task before us. Engaging in what I call the action-reflection loop can help. Plan some time for reflection and take stock of where you’re at. Dream about where you want to be. You need clarity in terms of where...
The Power of Missio Intensives
I just came back from Missio Intensives in Atlanta, GA and Ashland, OH and wanted to share some reflections with you. The way the Intensive is structured says a lot: there are presentations of no more than 15 to 30 minutes, each one followed by a time for teams to...
Both/And
The Kingdom of God is truly both/and. There are twin dangers: If we get so focused on the spiritual that we ignore temporal needs, we’re not living like Jesus did, and so no wonder people are critical. On other hand, we can’t forget the very last thing Jesus told us...
Thy Kingdom Come
What will the Kingdom of God look like when it comes in all its fullness? For that we must look to the Book of Revelation: no more sin, no more brokenness, no more crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. The Kingdom of God anticipates the new...
The Kingdom of God
The fact that Jesus chose to explain the Kingdom of God in parables and stories demonstrates its inherent mystery. The Kingdom of God is hard to describe, hard to pin down, hard to quantify. The content of these stories—a mustard seed that starts out tiny and grows to...
What do these three organisms have in common?
Pastor Al wants to get his church involved in serving their neighborhood more missionally. All his people agree-- in theory-- but he can't get them to take even the smallest action in that direction. How can he fight passive resistance? Reverend Ned's church is very...
Why church planters need theology
If you know me, you’re probably surprised by this title. I’m not generally a big proponent of systematic theology or theological hairsplitting. My eschatology can be summed up with “Jesus is coming back,” because that’s about all I know for sure. However, I do believe...
Congregational worship gathering
This entry concludes a week-long series from guest blogger Doug Lee on whole life worship. This last of the four forms of worship that we’ve looked at this week is often the hardest for missional churches. In many missional churches and house churches, the extent of...
Whole life community
This entry continues a week-long series from guest blogger Doug Lee on whole life worship. A unique kind of worship can take place in small communities. We can come together and share with each other our experiences of God throughout the week. These can be experiences...
Worship in the everyday ordinary
This entry continues a week-long series from guest blogger Doug Lee on whole life worship. Worship in the everyday ordinary is just that: being able to worship God with our daily lives, in our work, our school, our driving, in the marketplace. Worship of God can be a...
Personal worship time
This entry continues a week-long series from guest blogger Doug Lee on whole life worship. Personal worship time, the first of the four types of worship, is our one-on-one time with God. This is how we center ourselves, surrender to God, and fill with the Spirit. We...
Whole life worship
This entry begins a week-long series from guest blogger Doug Lee on whole life worship. When I was leading worship at a large church, I could see how people connected with God in the moment during a worship service. People could worship well in that hour on Sunday,...