May 28, 2019 | Missional, On Faith
**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...
May 17, 2019 | Church Planting, Missional
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...
May 2, 2019 | Church & Culture, Missional
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...
Nov 19, 2018 | Church Planting, Missional
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...
Oct 25, 2018 | Church Planting, Missional
***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...
