Maintaining a Faithful Posture in an Ever-Increasingly Divided World
As Christians seeking to live with convicted civility, we can’t succumb to either one of them. Instead of leaning out, now is the time to lean in with all wisdom, courage, and compassion.
Dual Engagement: Evangelism and Discipleship at the Same Time
If evangelism is just a check-the-box insurance policy paid for with the simple verbalization of a brief prayer, then calling those same people to costly, lifelong obedience in Christ in the days ahead will be a nearly impossible task.
The Church in the World as Resident Aliens
The church is the place of belonging for resident aliens—and it offers a hopeful model for how to live and work in the place between heaven and earth.
God Calls Us to Tell Others About Jesus
God calls and empowers us to tell others about Jesus.
COVID-19 and Awakening
In light of COVID-19, we must gently and firmly allow the reality and gravity of our circumstances to register in the deep places of our souls.
Six Major Shifts Affecting Church Decline in the US
The Christendom model as we know it, our dominant Western version of the faith, is disintegrating.
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.
Christian Worship Is a Witness and Invitation to the World
Worship is the central act of the people of God in response to his majestic and loving rule. It serves as a witness and invitation to the nations.
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.
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