Sep 15, 2017 | Church Planting, Missional
Do you know the children’s rhyme that goes like this, “here is the church, here is the steeple, open the church, where are the people?!” The rhyme is dead wrong and most leaders would echo the same. The church isn’t the steeple it’s the...
Jun 1, 2017 | Church Planting
Building off a previous post on church planting comparing old and new paradigms of church planting, here is an anecdote about two types of church planters. One will fail and one will succeed. The context? My city of Calgary. Housing is really expensive here, most of...
May 30, 2017 | Church Planting
Recently, I’ve observed an increase in church plants in my city. I can’t say whether this is an increase over previous years, but new church plants are becoming savvier with social media so maybe I’m just noticing them more. I’ve also noticed...
Feb 14, 2017 | Church Planting
You haven’t heard a lot from me so for this year. That’s mostly because I’ve been working on selling my adult colouring book (it’s been a tough slog to get it into Christian bookstores, particularly in the USA, if you are a retailer let me...Feb 13, 2017 | Church Planting
If you have any connection to the church planting scene in Canada, or have any intention of doing so, then Gutsy: (Mis)Adventures in Canadian Church Planting is a necessary read. This is the first book from Jared Siebert, national church planting coach for the Free...
Dec 7, 2016 | Church Planting, Missional
I believe language matters. When we come to the table to set vision for the future, the meaning behind our words matters. Words like ‘church planting’ or ‘discipleship’, require clarity so any direction moving forward is both...
Apr 20, 2016 | Church Planting, Missional
A lot of the conversation around the missional church surrounds smaller and that can be a challenge for leaders of larger churches struggling with the same tensions of mission. Translating ideas from the missional conversation so they work in the context of big...
Mar 1, 2016 | Church Planting
This picture means a lot to me. Seven years ago I never would have believed I would’ve be standing on stage sharing my brief story. Actually I should rephrase that. Seven years ago I never would have believed WE, my church community, would be in the place it is...
Jan 27, 2016 | Church Planting, Missional
This is part 1 of a 2 part series on church leadership. In this edition a look at the way we measure prospective church planters. There’s an unhealthy fascination with leadership development in churches that’s leading to a generation of leaders who are...
Jan 6, 2016 | Church Planting, Missional
I predict that within 10 years, computers will be twice as powerful, ten thousand times larger, and so expensive that only the 5 richest kings of Europe will own them. – Young Professor Frink, The Simpsons. Professor Frink has never heard about Professor Moore...
