Making do with what we have

I had a follow up conversation with a group I met last year on my trip to Honduras– Signs of Love. They are a ministry to the deaf– you can read the background in a blog entry I wrote last year after that trip. While I was there again this year, I had a...
Communion Journey Guides

Communion Journey Guides

Need a resource to help you or those you lead grow closer to God? Our bundle of three Communion-focused Journey Guides may be just what you’re looking for. Love God  Loving God is the bedrock of all of the other steps– it’s the reason we’re on...

The three circles and church planting

I was recently at a Missio Intensive in Ashland, Ohio and had an “ah-ha” moment. “Ah-ha” moments are what I call those times when the pieces come together and click into place and you realize something new. You may be familiar with “the three circles” from the...

The three circles and decentralized ministry

When we’re doing ministry in a more decentralized fashion, we need to help our leaders think through what they need by way of support and connections to sustain them. Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, in their book The Tangible Kingdom, outline the concept of the three...