The latests posts on church and culture.

In my book, "Thrive." I explore how the contemporary church can live out its mission in a post-Christian society. Despite culture having pushed the church from the centre to the fringes, underlying church culture has remained largely the same. Churches continue...

It can be done. Chief among churches who are suffering the loss of Christendom are mainline denominations who have the added burden of maintaining capital assets. Imagine a world where the church is struggling because it has too many buildings to pay for.... It's a...

Got to hand out with a local missions leader in my city of Calgary. We talked on his podcast on a number of subjects. It's worth the listen. Jump to the 13 min mark to hear about my church plant Cypher Church, and how we work in a post-Christian context. Have a listen...

This is a copy of a session I did for a recent event called, "Elemental" put on by the Pathfinders Fellowship. The second church I co-planted called Cypher Church, is designed for the “outsiders"—people who would never connect with a contemporary church on their own....

In this previous post I discussed how often the church labels non-churchgoers as atheists even when they're not. Yes, the majority of people don't attend a monthly religious service, but that doesn't mean atheist. 5-8% of North Americans would tick that box. The rest?...

When children in Sandy Hook were massacred by semi-automatic fire America had a choice: do something or do nothing. The implications for the latter would be grave. To do nothing after school children are shot dead would leave a bold statement that even the most...