When I worked at Hope Chapel in Hermosa Beach California the pro football team named the Raiders had just moved to our area from Oakland. I used to play basketball with several of the team’s members...
If you’re planting a church, you do it in interesting times. In the words of an American prophet, “The times they are a changin’ ‘” Further he sang, “Keep your eyes wide open, the chance won’t come...
Just got off a Zoom chat with a church planting pastor. He’s facing opportunities (and hazards) he never dreamt of, even a year ago. The twin culture disruptors of COVID-19 and the move toward social...
Church planter? Disciplemaker? COVID-19 pastor? All three have much to learn from an ancient multiplication leader/driver. We tend to romanticize modernity. This social evolution paradigm mistakenly...
I am intrigued this week as my inbox has swelled with emails from every organization that has me on their distribution list. Each condemns racism and vows to evaluate their practices to ensure...
Abraham was blessed to be a blessing. Us too! The complete breakdown in ancient Israel was their forgetting about blessing the nations in Abraham. Too often, much of our “walk” with God shows up as...
First, a short apology. This is going to be a short rant. Hope it doesn’t offend anyone, but I think we need to address church leadership during times of crisis. Some of what I see in the news...