What is your definition of success? Many would define it simply: the one who dies with most toys wins. Money, power, longevity. Others would define it more relationally: success is having a good marriage, raising good children, providing for family. Others...
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...
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...
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...
Robbie MacKenzie, of Missional Youth Ministry, recently interviewed me via Skype video. In that video, I talked about my own journey of faith and calling, my perspective on missional ministry, and advice to today’s church planters. If you’d like to check out the...
By guest blogger Tom Nebel: For years I’ve had to take a deep breath whenever anyone asked me what I did for a living. I knew that as soon as I’d say anything about helping to see new churches started I’d receive a patronizing and dismissive smile– and I’d be...
