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Advice for an upcoming confrontation
Sometimes we don’t have much warning when we’re heading into a confrontation or difficult conversation. But in other cases, we have a pretty good idea on the front end that things might get challenging. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “I always want to give a good report...
The synagogue splitting strategy
We’ve been going through the book of Acts recently in our church gathering. It’s been interesting to take another look at Paul’s church planting strategy. He was seeking to make disciples, so he’d go to the synagogue where he would find God-fearing gentiles who were...
One of my favorite stories
Some of you who have heard me speak may have heard me share one of my very favorite discipleship and church planting stories. It’s out of Honduras, and goes to illustrate how effective ministry can be with almost no resourcing, no technology, no telephones, no...
An Acts 8 moment: energy transformation
Natural Church Development (NCD) has principle of energy transformation: the energy of one part of a system is harnessed and used for the benefit of the whole system. For example, when there is conflict or tension, you can take that energy and-- instead of running...
Disciples: from the harvest for the harvest
As we reach people from the harvest, we don’t shut them up in a barn. We send them right back into the harvest to glean more. That’s what Jesus meant when he told his disciples they would become fishers of men. Disciples are called to make more disciples: we take from...
Affirmation as the foundation of change
When we see someone doing something poorly, what’s our natural inclination? To tell them what their problem is, of course. How else would they fix it unless we tell them what they’re doing wrong? Advice, “constructive” criticism, unsolicited feedback… these are our...
Finding a church vs. planting a church
We talk plenty about church planting (at least I do). But I wonder sometimes if the more accurate term might be “church finding.” Missionary Paul Okken was once looking over a huge valley inhabited by many tribal people. He was an evangelist by gift and calling and...
What are the real prerequisites in church planting?
I was recently at a meeting with key church planting leaders from multiple denominations. One of the thoughts raised at that meeting was that we are operating out of two false assumptions in starting churches: 1.) We need to have land and a building as a prerequisite....
There’s always time to do God’s will
Whenever you find yourself truly genuinely overloaded-- and I’m not talking about those temporary blips on your calendar where there’s a seasonal crunch-- but when you find yourself genuinely overloaded long-term, then one principle is true: something you are doing...
Half a loaf vs. half a baby
When is compromise appropriate and when is it not appropriate? I first learned a helpful rule of thumb from Carl George. There are times when half of something is better than none of it: half a loaf of bread is better than no loaf of bread. It may not be all you...
Working on your ministry, not in it
There’s a book by Michael Gerber called The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. One of the points he makes, which is equally applicable to church planting, is that many entrepreneurs get caught up working in the business...
Transitioning traditional churches into missional ones
Check out this great blog entry by JR Rozko on transitioning traditional churches into missional ones. It’s a post from a few years back that I just ran across, but extremely helpful and thought-provoking for those who are embarking on this change. While avoiding easy...