Where are the Laments? What Worship Dominated by Whiteness Means for Us
Can you guess what the top posts on my blog are about? Worship (music). That’s not a surprise given what appeals to the majority of Christians. It does, however, make me lament on why topics like church revitalization, mission, and race, don’t receive the...
2 Ways to Finally Build Church Planting Movements
There are two main threats to church plants: money and people. Running out of both produces inevitable demise. The answer to both, ironically, simultaneously answers a question on how to produce replicating planting movements. If I said there are one of two ways for a...More Explaining About White Supremacy for White People
An article came across my desk today and I penned a reply across my social media venues so I thought I’d post it here. It’s an intro of sorts on white supremacy for white people (or anybody really). It’s a response to this CBC article about something...Why Debt and Seminary or Bible College Don’t Mix
**Repost from 2012, 2015, with updates.** In May 2019, billionaire Robert F Smith declared to the graduating class of 2019 at Morehouse college in Atalanta, GA, that he would cover their student debt. 400 students had amassed approximately $40 million in student loans...
Prepare for Fear & Loneliness in Church Planting
Please enjoy this repost and edit from 2015. This previous post describes one attribute common in church planting: if you’re brave enough to pioneer you have to deal with inevitable fear. Once you enter the fray by starting something new, when there’s no...
Some Updates and Holding Space for Christians of Colour
I have an announcement to share at the end of this post. But first…. You may notice that I tend to write about big picture ideas over personal stories. I’m going to try to write more about my own ministries and experiences because I think it helps...
Re-Designing Church Structures in the 21st Century Critique
I recently wrote an article called, “The 9000 Church Challenge,” as a means to engage conversation about church land use in the face of widespread closures. We need new leaders and new ways of thinking on how to utilize assets in better ways. The other...
The 9000 Church Challenge – 3 Ideas to Re-Think Building Assets
A CBC article citing a report from a non profit group called National Trust Canada (https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/), suggests that within 10 years 9000 Canadian churches will have to close. Most of these churches are from mainline denominations. They the ones who...
Never, Now, and Not Yet. Why Dull Hearts Fixate on Dull News
Fixating on bad news, worst possible outcomes, the SKY IS FALLING!, changes the way you view the world. It also changes you. In my home province we just had a polarizing election where old conservative ideology reclaimed power. In America, the Mueller Report became...
Ways Church Planting Strategies are Changing
For most institutions, the extent of their church planting know-how amounts to “have a service and they will come”. A tactic that starts in skinny jeans and ends in a soft-launch. Which is fine, but denominations can’t all be using the same strategy....
What Happened When the Cool Church Kicked Out Outsiders
In my city, one of the “coolest” churches blundered over the weekend. A gentleman with Tourette’s visited the main service in a search of a church home. He audibly tics, which is normal for him, and abnormal for most all in the white suburban...
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Author of Thrive, and Soul Coats. Church planter, entrepreneur, non-profit developer, and sometimes speaker. Writer on re-imagining faith & culture including diversity, reconciliation, and mission. From Canada to the world.
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