Monthly Archives: July 2010



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At least three major U.S. newspapers ran stories this past week on house churches.  You can read them HERE, HERE, and HERE.  While I was planning to write on another topic today, I revised my schedule to address this matter from my experience and research.  There is clearly a growing interest among people regarding […]

Missional House Churches in America-Part 1




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Last week, I finished working with Bette Smyth, proof-reader and first-round editor on my next book, Evangelism: A Biblical Response to Today’s Questions.  This is my third book with Biblica (the artist formerly known as Paternoster/Authentic), and third work with Bette.  As always, it was a delight to work with her.  She ain’t done nary […]

Evangelism: A Biblical Response to Today’s Questions


In this second, and final, post (see HERE for part 1), I want to provide you with some general guidelines on how to approach varying church planting models, and hopefully escape the model mania that continues to prevail in many circles.  Tom Steffen’s article, “Selecting a Church Planting Model that Works” (Missiology 22 […]

Church Planting Model Mania: Part 2


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In light of the fact that today is Canada Day, I am interrupting the two-part series that I just started on church planting models.  July 1 is the day when Canadians celebrate the birth of their country.  While thinking of our northern neighbor, I decided to take a moment to share with […]

Canada Day and a Glimpse at Canada’s Metro Contexts