The First Stage in Planting Fresh Expressions of Church Is Listening
Once we have listened to God and our community, this moves us into the loving and serving stage of a fresh expression.
The Deepest Story in the World Is the Christian Story
Jesus is a blended ecology, the life of heaven and mud-stuff. The church is his blended ecology, a colony of heaven, in, with, for, and among a sin-marred valley.
Five Ways to Future-fit Your Church
Futurefitting is about restructuring the local church to reflect the diverse singularity of the triune God for the purpose of local mission.
The Work of Local Churches: Cultivating, Seeding, and Grafting
The church is called to profusely and generatively cast the seeds of God’s love into the world.
The Suffering, Advancing Church
Our suffering purges and cleanses us. Our advance extends the rule and reign of Christ.
The Holy Spirit and Leadership: Seven Biblical and Theological Observations
Not every Spirit-empowered leader will look the same way, but there are some principles that can be observed about how the Holy Spirit empowers leaders.
Free Sermon Outline for the First Sunday of Lent
Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Here is a free sermon outline for the first Sunday of Lent.
Free Youth Lesson for the Week of Ash Wednesday
Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Here is a free lesson to use for youth ministry in the week of Ash Wednesday.
Free Children’s Lesson for the First Sunday of Lent
Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Here is a free lesson to use for children's ministry for the first Sunday of Lent.
A Holistic Gospel Results in Holistic Mission
We are to pray and work for the coming of the kingdom here and now, in every nook and niche of creation.
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