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What is moral? What is right?
Who decides what is right? What factors weigh heaviest in a decision about what is the right course of action or right moral action? How do we talk about it in a diverse community? Do you say ‘yes’ to...
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How is a church planter “different”?
Some people say church planters are a strange breed! It seems to me that church planters have a spiritual sensitivity that is slightly different from other types of pastors. Being a pastor always...
View ArticleDisappointment in Fickleness & Lack of Response
Let’s face it. Going missional is going against the grain of culture. It’s filled with potholes, bad directions, even roadside bombs, and dead ends. People are taken hostage by culture and an “other...
View ArticleTips for Working with Busy People
One of the basic organizing principles of discipling people is to make yourself available! So, let’s start with tips to create space in your own life for others. Prioritize by asking God what is...
View ArticleGetting Breakthrough Ain’t Easy … but Believe God.
I was meeting with our leaders the other morning for breakfast. As I looked around the table, a thought occurred to me … None of these leaders existed 3 years ago. But man, did it take a lot of hard...
View ArticleWhen does discipleship start?
David Platt shared his experience of becoming an adoptive parent. He and his wife took health exams, and filled out all sorts of paperwork to make adoption possible. It felt painstakingly slow. Then,...
View ArticleDeveloping partners in your local Conference.
One of the hardest things to do as a church planter is to build and keep good relationships with “the higher ups” – aka “the Cabinet” and staff. The primary activity choice we need to make is to be...
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