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The keys to growth
Note: this entry is part of a week-long series with Dave White from the Philippines. Yesterday we talked about the growth and multiplication Dave White has been seeing in the church in the Philippines. I asked him what he saw as the keys to some of that growth, and...
A journey to fruitfulness
I recently asked a friend and colleague about his missionary experience in the Philippines, how he came to be there, and lessons he has learned along the way. I wanted to share his responses with you over the course of this week. A journey to fruitfulness, by...
First generation Christians
First generation Christians are different. They love Jesus but they don’t know anything about your denomination. My wife once went to a retreat with a new believer who was not from a Christian background. Several songs into the worship (old-time hymns) this woman...
What you win people with, you win people to
Philip is church planter. His goal was to form house churches, and toward that end he was engaging people in an 8-week narrative study of the Bible: How does your story fit into God’s story? The style of the study was directive teaching with some interaction. When...
ViaCordis turns three!
The church I’m helping plant, ViaCordis, recently celebrated its 3rd birthday. We had a campfire get-together to share and celebrate, and the Lord prompted one of our team members to look back at our prayer journals from when we first started ViaCordis. What we saw...
How do you know when it’s working?
Without any clear benchmarks for change, it’s almost impossible to measure whether change is happening. What is transformation? What does it look like? Would you recognize it if you saw it? Here are the 10 signs of change used by the ministry I visited in...
Separate organizations for service and evangelism?
As I’ve mentioned in previous blog entries, a tension often arises between meeting practical needs and making disciples. We are called to serve others and love them, no strings attached. Whether people respond to Jesus or not, we love and serve them no differently....
What does a church planting consultation look like?
I am often invited for consultations in the field of church planting, but many times people are unsure what to expect. Here’s a basic outline for what I do in a one-day consultation. We start by discussing the purpose of the consultation. What do they want to...
Macro thinking vs. Micro thinking
In the midst of a consultation recently it became apparent that the two groups that were there were starting to talk past each other. One group took a macro approach. They asked, “What would this look like if it were completely fleshed out?” They wanted the big...
Asking the right questions
Yesterday I wrote about the growth of urban slums. Which leaves us with the question: “What can we as the church do about it?” Yet our guiding question shouldn’t be, “What can we do to address the challenge of urban slums?” but rather, “What will it take to...
On urban poverty
Population growth rates in urban slums are higher than in virtually any other environment in the world. Currently, 1 out of 6 people in the world live in urban slums. 1 out of 6. Every week urban areas gain another 1.3 million people. That’s 67 million people per...
My trip to Mexico
I recently took a week-long trip to Mexico City, which you’ll be hearing a lot more about in upcoming blog entries. The original purpose of the trip was to check out a church plant formed out of ministry to the poor. Those of you who know me know that this is an area...