Equipping God's People to Create Missional Culture
“Spiritual reading is food for our souls. As we slowly let the words of the Bible… enter into our minds and descend into our hearts, we become different people. The Word gradually becomes flesh in us and thus transforms our … Continue reading
“Trees that grow tall have deep roots. Great height without great depth is dangerous. The great leaders of this world – like St. Francis, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., – were all people who could live with public notoriety, … Continue reading
With many others, I’ve been preparing for the inaugural Missio Alliance gathering, which is to start this Thursday, April 11th in the Washington D.C. area. The gathering will coincide with the full bloom of the Cherry Blossoms, which seemed to … Continue reading
Here is a brief description of the teacher, or what I like to call light giver. JR Woodward’s Five Equippers: Teacher from InterVarsity Press on Vimeo. Learn more about the teacher here. For a more thorough description, check out my … Continue reading
I’m totally stoked to participate in this years Inhabit Conference, which is taking place in Seattle, Washington on April 19th & 20th. Inhabit is about practice, presence and place. It’s about the transformation of the places we live, the neighborhoods … Continue reading
Those of us in the West need to deeply reflect on this concise, deep, rich quote by Lesslie Newbigin. “How can this strange story of God made flesh, of a crucified Savior, of resurrection and new creation become credible for … Continue reading
Here are some blog posts around the blogosphere this past week that are worth checking out. Regarding LGBTQ, What is Your Position? “I Don’t Have One” Four reasons why David Fitch holds this posture. Follow along the discussion. What are … Continue reading
I will be talking about the Missio Alliance regularly over the next few weeks on my blog, because I believe it is an critical movement in our time and I want as many of you as possible to come to … Continue reading
I want to introduce you to one of the best discipleship resources that I have come across recently. It’s called Urban Disciple by AJ Sherrill, a friend of mine who pastors in New York at Trinity Grace, Chelsea. Urban Disciple … Continue reading
cristal Originally uploaded by joaquinportela. In past ten years I have been a part of multiple church plants. In the church planters world, we have a vocabulary for this kind of thing, we don’t just start churches, but “we give … Continue reading
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