Too many people go about serving without listening first. They dive in doing what they think needs to be done without really knowing if they’re hitting a point of real need or not and without knowing if what they’re doing is truly effective. As Carl George has said,...
Back in earlier centuries when the literacy rate was low, liturgy was employed regularly and frequently. The use of stories, pictures, and repeated refrains helped provide ways for people to understand and remember God—it was a hook for them to hang things on. In many...
Have you checked out the free stuff section of my website lately? There’s an article on there called The Path for Developing Missional Leaders and Planters. If you’re looking for a way to develop leaders—a way that’s not a shortcut or a quick fix, but a way that will...
A while back I was talking with a woman who is a world class intercessor about the development of a prayer ministry. My leadership gifts were kicking into gear, and I was thinking, “Okay, we need prayer. So how do we go about creating a system for making that happen?...
In my years of working with many different types of groups, I’ve found that there are two extremes to avoid when it comes to planning. One is simply going into all-out planning mode where we think through our project on the human side, make all the decisions, then...
Transfer of identity: We must be made to see our value in the redeeming work of Christ. Building bridges: Safe relationships where mutual transparency and unconditional love are practiced. Challenge: Stimulating one another to actively confront issues of woundedness...
