Another Story from the Harvest
I planted a simple church a couple of weeks ago. But it didn’t follow the classic Luke 10 pattern. I’d like to tell you that story and what I’ve learned from it. Normally when I plant a simple church...
View ArticleApostles and Insiders
Click here to buy The Insider: an entire book devoted to how be an insider. In a viral movement of the Gospel there are two very distinct kinds of people who are used by God to spread his Kingdom....
View ArticleBest 5 Story Posts of 2010
Stories have a special way of capturing what people are experiencing I started this blog on May 26, 2010 as a resource for people who long to experience a simple, living Christianity that spreads...
View ArticleFinding the Person of Peace
Finding the person of peace and the house of peace is key to ministry "Jesus style." Recently a blog friend, Tim, asked a very practical question. Just out of curiosity, what methods to you employ in...
View ArticlePearls and Pigs
Some "pigs" are perfectly decent human beings. Jesus’ statement in Matt 7:6 about pearls and swine is well known by most Christians. In fact, it, like so many of Jesus’ statements, has become famous...
View ArticleMiraculous Movements, Practical Resource #2
Click here to buy the book. I remember coming back from Spain in 2006 and almost immediately ending up in Luke 10 church planting in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, like I had been doing in...
View ArticleDoing Lk. 10 Ministry, Practical Resources
Click here to order this book. How do we actually follow Jesus into the harvest? What are the practical steps? If we were to actually do ministry like Jesus did and as He taught his disciples, would we...
View ArticleThree Patterns
You can't do ministry like Jesus commanded unless you understand how to be connected to Him. Recently my friends and I sponsored an organic church planting conference called Bay Area Momentum 2012. I...
View ArticleThe Highway of the Gospel
Our paths are interconnected with the paths of many others. In my last post Three Patterns I discussed the pattern Jesus taught his disciples to use to do ministry just like Him. And I commented that...
View ArticlePersons of Peace and Peaceful People
Our lives should write God on the people around us. There has been a lot said lately about the “person of peace.” This is the person that God leads us to who opens the door for the gospel, not only for...
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