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Fresh reflections on the book of Acts
It was great to reconnect with my friend Neil Cole at a conference we were both speaking at. Neil and I have partnered together on various projects in the past, and it’s exciting to see how God is continuing to work through his ministry. He has kept his focus on...
Recovery from wounds
How do you recover from the wounds received when people hurt you? Too often people—including Christian leaders—let the wounds fester until they become infected. Here’s a different strategy. Although the medicine may taste bitter, it leads to long-term healing....
Unpacking the bag
Here’s an exercise I use sometimes to resort my priorities. It’s like unpacking grocery sacks. Take everything you’re currently doing out of the bag and examine it. Pray and get clarity on your priorities. Then only reload those items into the bag that apply to...
Happy April Fool’s Day!
What better time to laugh at ourselves than April Fool’s Day? If you’re willing to not take yourself too seriously, check out the Wittenburg Door. It has enough to please and offend everyone.
Farmer’s market
Note: This is part of a series that started with the March 28 post. House churches are like a farmer's market. Each stand represents a separate vendor. They each stand alone, but they're interconnected. They all show up at the same time on the same day because they...
SuperTarget
Note: This is part of a series that started with the March 28 post. Large churches are like megastores-- like a SuperTarget. There's everything under the sun there. Lots of options. They may not have really niche, artsy items, but you can get all the expected...
Trader Joe’s
Note: This is part of a series that started with the March 28 post. Small congregations are like Trader Joe’s—they have all of the basics: bread, milk, fruit, but there’s not a huge selection. They’re not going for huge; they’re going for specialties… things you...
Three kinds of churches
There are three kinds of churches: Trader Joe's, SuperTarget, and the Farmer's market. If we want to be incarnational and missional, it doesn’t really matter what the forms are. There's nothing inherently good or bad about any of these models. The incarnational,...
The injured reserve list
Even when people have made a commitment to serve on a team, life keeps happening anyway. Sometimes things come up that prevent them from serving for a while: illness, personal issues that need to be dealt with, the care of an elderly parent. How do you provide care...
What I want to be when I grow up
I spoke at a conference earlier this week where Robert Coleman was also speaking. You may remember him as the author of the classic book The Master Plan of Evangelism. He’s 82 years old and still engaged in ministry. Here’s someone who has consistently walked with...
The tension between needs and evangelism
Often as churches we can either get sucked into needs and forget evangelism, or just focus on making disciples without meeting needs. How can we do both strategically without one side taking over the other? One easy way is to network with groups that are already...
Incarnational dying
I heard this story friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend style, so I can’t vouch for its strict accuracy. But true or not, it makes a powerful point. A Christian visitor came to Mother Theresa's ministry in Calcutta to find out more about how she did ministry. She asked him,...