From the blog: On church, leadership, mission, diversity, & culture.
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 that happened in...
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 turning back,...
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 practitioners. You...
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 side of the...
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. I suppose they...
What Happened When the Cool Church Kicked Out The Outsider
Update Nov, 2019. The Church successfully swept this under the rug. They did initially agree to meeting, but only on their terms in their office. The congregation is happily plodding along, which I guess means the leadership did a good job stifling? In my city, one...
E-Book Sale! Thrive on Sale
My book, Thrive, is on sale in the e-book format. The cheapest/best place is to purchase is on my website here. It's on sale for 2.99! That's over half off. If you purchase from Amazon it's a bit higher for Canadians. I tried to time this sale with a huge church...
The Best Behind and the Best to Come
Suffering a loss in a relationship either through a breakup or a death is challenging. It's normal to shy away from processing hurt directly either through avoidance or dwelling in the past. Some of these emotions are expected, but not healthy when we cling to them....
Rohadi’s Books
Thrive. Ideas to lead the church in post-Christendom.
“Thrive”, is a guide to help unlock features in you, and your church, to emerge as leaders and co-creators in our cities, neighborhoods, and beyond. With the increasing number of people claiming no religious affiliation, it may be surprising to learn core values like purpose, justice, spirituality, and love remain important. The stage is set. Our culture presents a great opportunity for the church that seeks to live out the Gospel in a post-Christian world.
Soul Coats: Adult Coloring Book
Inspirational adult coloring book. 64 pages of professionally illustrated scenes from the Bible like you’ve never seen before! Bulk quantity discounts available for ministries (up to 75% off).
Featuring:
- The #1 faith-based adult coloring book based on beauty. Professionally illustrated including renowned artists.
- 72 pages with over 64 illustrations to color.
- Including 9 beautiful hand lettered scripture pages.
- Browse the Scene Key for included scenes.
- Premium book construction perfect for markers & pencils.
- Created, made, and printed in North America.
- FREE small group study content available for download.
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