Discipling on the go

Discipleship, Missional, Outreach

  I am coaching a man named Phillip who is serving among the poor in Mexico City. He’s been struggling with finding time to invest in discipling relationships, partly because most of the people there are already working long hours just to support their families....

When the golden rule does not apply

Missional

  I was coaching someone recently about getting along with a coworker and she said, “What I would like if I were in their shoes would be direct communication– just bottom-lining it.” But in fact, that is not what the other person would prefer. His style and...

Retirement missionaries

Missional

  This is the third and final blog entry in a series by guest blogger Gordon Bauslaugh, Lead pastor at Christ Community Church in Puyallup, Washington, on missional engagement with those outside the church. You can read stories of this engagement in the two...

A story of cultural engagement

Missional

  Gordon Bauslaugh, Lead pastor at Christ Community Church in Puyallup, Washington, is enjoying engaging more and more the community outside the church. Here’s a story from him:  It’s often hard as a pastor to engage with people outside of the church because...