Did Jesus Struggle with Rejection? On Love, Rejection, and Faith
How was your Valentine's? The moment can be bitter or sweet. It's a day of deep wounds and longings, or desires and belonging. Ultimately, it reveals our human pursuit to dwell in healthy connection/relationships. It's a paradox in a way: we need relationships to...
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Calling is Like the Sorting Hat
What is your calling in life? That question can stump a lot of people. Some have tricks and tips to confirm their path. Others will sit and wait for the "voice" of God before moving. Christian calling is kind of like the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter. If you recall, the...
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The Church Has Lost Its Imagination
Has the contemporary church lost its imagination? Are we able to dream, let alone do, new things in our churches? Take for instance the typical church service. Contemporary worship is like ice cream for dessert (forgive the metaphor). There are different flavours of...
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Curating Safe Space for Visible Minority Christians in Canada
Christians of colour are invisible in Canada and it’s been masterfully designed this way. The dominant Canadian narrative is formed around the notion of colourblindness. Those at the top lay claim a country where racial privileges no longer exist as everyone stands on...
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Re-Thinking How We Build Core Teams for Church Plants
The effectiveness of traditional church planting core teams is heavily reliant on the managing skills of the lead church planter. Typical development often struggles to produce positive and repeatable results which should point to a flaw in the entire approach....
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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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