New video up on youtube

Check out the latest video on the Logan Leadership youtube channel! Tim Coleman, pastor of Browns Mill Church in Newnan, Georgia, talks about using their physical meeting space as a catalyst for sending and missional service to the surrounding community.

Where is your Samaria?

Immediately before his ascension, Jesus said this to his disciples: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the...

Getting kids serving

A church in Denver recently did a Kids4Kits fun run. Denver Presbyterian Church held a kids’ race in a local park to raise money for medical supplies to build caregiver kits to help those affected by AIDS. (Details available through World Vision.) A couple of weeks...

“The day of the professional minister is over”

“The day of the professional minister is over. The day of the missionary pastor has come.” Those are the opening sentences of Effective Church Leadership by Kennon Callahan. What a striking line. He writes it not as a striking prophecy of the future, but as a gentle...

Adventure at Section 8

By guest blogger Randy Lovejoy, pastor of Silverlake Community Church. Longer than my usual blog entries, but well worth it. Enjoy. So I was driving into the Silverlake Community Church parking lot after a run at Griffith Park (I like to work in the office a bit after...

Now that’s a direct result

Yesterday I wrote about the concept of direct results. Here’s an example of a ministry with a razor-sharp focus on direct results:  Project 127. This ministry is working toward the goal of emptying Colorado’s foster care system. The vision statement is clear and...