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Most church leaders have read the account of Peter cutting the ear of the high priest’s servant (John 18:10; Luke 22:49–50). What’s fascinating about this…
Continue reading → Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
The words “church” and “innovation” have been lumped together for quite some time. In fact, Ed Stetzer co-authored the book, 11 Innovations in the Local Church,…
Continue reading → Helping Churches Think through Innovation and Technology in Today’s Context
America is caught up (and has been for quite some time) in a culture war of the kind of nation it will be or become.…
Continue reading → When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
We’re living in a time of unprecedented change—secularism, science, technology, communications, migration, generational differences, political pendulum swings, and more. Within this tornadic environment, the church…
Continue reading → There is a Balm in Gilead: A Missional Strategy for Churches in the 21st Century
A version of this article originally appeared on Outreachmagazine.com. I come from a small business family. Growing up my dad owned an industrial painting company…
Continue reading → The Power of Small: Leveraging the Advantages of a Small Church
This is part of an article series I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 4: Where is further research needed to accelerate the Great Commission? We…
Continue reading → Accelerating the Great Commission Where Do We Need More Research?
This is Article 4 in a series I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 3: In what areas is greater collaboration most critical in order to…
Continue reading → Better and More Effective Together: Accelerating the Great Commission
This is Article 3 that I wrote with Ed Stetzer regarding a Listening Call we hosted with evangelical leaders across North America. Reminder about the…
This is Article 2, in a series of articles based upon the Lausanne North America Listening Call, that I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 1:…
Continue reading → Remaining Opportunities in North America Toward Fulfilling the Great Commission
This is a post that I co-wrote with Ed Stetzer regarding our "Listening Call" with Lausanne Movement leaders from across North America. As part of…
Continue reading → The Most Significant Gaps in Reaching North America
