Over at the Engaging Mission Podcast
I had the privilege to record a podcast with Bryan from the Engaging Missions Podcast a couple of months ago. The episode is out and I encourage you to have a listen. I included the episode highlights below. We nchat about innovation in the church and developing new...
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Shifting Christian Worship For Better – Formation Over Consumption
Late Summer I posted this: https://www.rohadi.com/2018/missional/your-doing-what-cancelling-a-successful-service-in-search-of-deeper/ I blogged about cancelling the successful service of my church plant and the reasons why. On the surface it sounds counterintuitive to...
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Top Ten Posts of 2018
If I had to sum up 2018 it would be a year of travel and books. My second book, Thrive, was released in the Summer after a 3 year journey. How it came together and the new relationships forged in its final creation are all stories about God's hand at work. Ask me...
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My Top Books of 2018
2018 has come and gone. How was it for you? It marked a few firsts for me. Had an exceptional year of travel, with a lot of new cities and neighbourhoods visited. (Catch me over at Instagram for some pics.) Getting to speak around the continent has been a pleasure and...
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“Thrive” Makes Top Ten Church Planting Books of 2018 List from SEND
My book "Thrive" made the Top 10 Recommended Books on Church Planting from the Send Institute. They build denominational leaders into new ways of thinking on church planting. SEND operates out of Wheaton College, connected to one of the largest evangelical...
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Third Sunday of Advent – Luke 7 and the Woman “bad in character”
Here's my contribution to an advent reader put out by the New Leaf Network. This version contains my original ending. What God Looks Like The pinnacle of God’s announcement to the world is Jesus and during Advent, we immerse into a rhythm of Gospel re-discovery. Jesus...
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I have a very small piece in a unique Advent reader put out by the New Leaf Network. This season, consider these reflections as you enter a time of reflection that leads into the darkness, through Christmas joy, and the hope found in Epiphany. The New Leaf Blog is...
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Why Don’t Church Planters Collaborate?
What would it look like if we built church planters and leaders to join existing churches in the neighborhood regardless of affiliation? *Originally posted in 2015, edited, and reposted.* I remember when I started my first church plant in 2009. Within a couple of...
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Challenges Leading Change in Large Churches
Pastors often ask me for ways to re-imagine and lead change in declining congregations. They'll ask something along the lines of, "how do you get people to do, X, Y, or Z?" Be it how to build multi-ethnic communities, realize better discipleship, or increase missional...
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Thrive wins best e-book cover (non-fiction)
My book, Thrive, won the top e-book cover design for the month of September over at Thebookdesigner.com. Although it's mostly for bragging rights, winning the non-fiction category demonstrates the quality we were shooting for in production. My friend Riley and I...
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Can We Guarantee Church Plant Success? (and how to start a movement)
***Originally posted December 1st, 2014 and updated with additions. This post was the precursor to about 3 chapters in my book, "Thrive" now available. *** In this post I want to use a model many of us are familiar with to describe how to build a growing church plant....
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Re-imagining Church Leadership in post-Christendom
I had the pleasure of being invited to hold a session at the Praxis 2018 gathering in Philadelphia, put on by the growing church planting movement V3. The theme of the entire conference centered around a much needed conversation on re-imagining leadership. Little did...
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The End. How Losing the Last Millennials from Church Exposes Leadership Problems
This would be a nice song to play while reading this post. In the final chapter of my book, Thrive, I tell a story about an old Presbyterian church that invited Darrel Guder (of Missional Church fame) to speak. As I sat in the crowd listening to his lecture, the...
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In my current church plant we've come to a crossroads. A decision needs to be made. First some context. Cypher Church is unlike any church plant you've seen before, and simultaneously like every church plant you've seen before. Our gatherings are unique. Both of us...
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Stop Listening to Mega Church Pastors. Why Your Church Isn’t Mediocre
One of the most damaging aspects of consumer Christianity is big churches telling smaller churches they're mediocre because they don't have a stunning Sunday service. It's crippling to the majority of churches. Don't believe the hype. The majority of churches in North...
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