Today’s entry is by Mark Fields, National Missions Director for Vineyard USA, about his work with the Vineyard Churches of Brazil. Brazil is a large country, covering 49% of the South American continent. Consequently, it’s also a very diverse country. Southern Brazil...
Here’s something I heard from one of the people I’m currently coaching: If you’re standing straight on and someone pushes you, you’ll naturally go backwards. But if you were to turn sideways and someone pushes you, you’re much more stable. It’s preparation for taking...
I taught at a Vineyard conference recently and I noticed their practice of looking for multiple confirmations. They’re not looking for just one person to say, “Hey, I think we should do x, y, or z.” They’re looking for multiple indicators pointing in the same...
What happens when – instead of playing to win – you play not to lose? You lose. You abandon the strategies that earned your success in the first place and you become too cautious. You don’t take a sufficient amount of risk… and it costs you. I haven’t read...
What would it look like if no one was admitted to a Bible college or seminary until they had made and multiplied a small group of disciples? Enrollment would take a hit, of course. But imagine the quality of the leaders that would be graduated. These would be people...
The first time I planted a church, our first public gathering was at another church building on a Sunday evening. I had one guy who was the head usher (head meaning we only had one). He was the setup guy, the logistics guy, and the greeter. Before our first service...
