Reflections of Jesus

Having been in this field of church planting for a long time, I have seen and experienced and been a part of that changing landscape. In my experience, I’ve seen the process of reaching people for Christ becoming more and more relational. It’s a...

The new apologetics

This morning I have an entry from guest blogger John Amandola: “I like the good feeling that I got when I came to church today. I am a spiritual person.” I was enjoying my conversation with a young man who was visiting our church plant this week. He is a grad student...

Fellowship on mission

One of the hindrances we have in church life is that we focus on fellowship as a priority.  The result is an inward focus.  We become myopic and don’t go on mission.  We feel we need to get better and have a closer fellowship before we can go on mission. Yet if we...

Farmer’s market

Note:  This is part of a series that started with the March 28 post. House churches are like a farmer’s market. Each stand represents a separate vendor. They each stand alone, but they’re interconnected. They all show up at the same time on the same day...

SuperTarget

  Note:  This is part of a series that started with the March 28 post. Large churches are like megastores– like a SuperTarget. There’s everything under the sun there. Lots of options. They may not have really niche, artsy items, but you can get all...