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Insecurity in Church Movements…

Can't we all just get along!  This expresses how I feel so many times when I read what people write about the church and others get their two cents worth in how they think.  I am all for a free thinking society, but we cannot lose sight of where the real battle lies.  Neil Cole in the below suggested article uses the words "friendly fire", to which I would suggest is not so friendly when [...]

By |2017-03-20T08:35:51-05:00May 23rd, 2010|Church, Simple / Organic Church, Spirituality, TLM Blog|Comments Off on Insecurity in Church Movements…

The Missional Flow…

In a recent interview by Jamie Aprin-Ricci with missiologist Michael Frost, Michael shared the following thoughts: "...our christology should lead to our missiology which in turn will lead to our ecclesiology. In other words, the way we understand the gospels and the character of God revealed to us in Jesus will affect our way of thinking about our mission in the world. If we get our christology right, it will lead to a right missiology. [...]

By |2014-01-18T14:38:49-05:00December 16th, 2008|Church, Leadership, Mission|3 Comments

Going Missional…

I read an article this morning that made me think about the many trips I've taken with my family.  When we pack the car to go to Grandmom and Pop's house for Christmas with a family of five, packing becomes an art form if not an engineering miracle.  If you ask my wife, I am the worst at taking less. If you have flown lately you understand the value of less is more.  Less baggage [...]

By |2017-03-20T08:35:58-05:00December 3rd, 2008|Church, Church Planting, Discipleship, Leadership, Mission, Questions|6 Comments

What are you griping about?

Let me just say a BIG amen to this post by Ben Arment.  Check this out..."What you complain about is your calling to fix."  Come back and let me know what you think. What an opportunity for God to release creativity into your life for ministry. What are you complaining about? What are you going to do about it?

By |2008-06-03T16:15:59-05:00June 3rd, 2008|Leadership|Comments Off on What are you griping about?

Leading with clarity…

The ability to lead has so much to do with communication.  The lack of clear communication creates confusion and insecurity.  I recently realized a habit I have that was creating confusion in leadership.  After a conversation with one of my leaders on the phone, my wife pointed out to me that I have a habit in my communication that may be sending unclear signals to those I have expectation of.  It's a two letter word [...]

By |2008-05-01T15:18:29-05:00May 1st, 2008|Leadership|1 Comment
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