The Church has always been called to a stewardship of innovation. While this terminology has not existed across 2000 years, the expectation has always been present. We may rarely speak using such language (something I hope changes in our time), but the biblical model for innovation is ever before us. […]
Church Planting
I had the honor of speaking in New Orleans at the Multiply Louisiana Conference in August. It was a great blessing to be with pastors and leaders from the Southern Baptist Association, State Convention, and North American Mission Board. I am very thankful for their labors across Louisiana in general, […]
Biblical Church Planting: Reflections and Realities in the 21st Century
In this fourth post of the series, I want to share our equipping beyond the Brook Hills 7 (BH7) related to church planting teams and pastors. If you have not read the previous posts in order, it would be helpful to do so to understand the context: Share Today’s Stories […]
Equipping Planters and Pastors Beyond the Brook Hills 7
In this second post of this series, I want to share with you the foundational issues for our church’s planting and revitalization efforts. Listed below are matters we regularly preach, teach, and talk about among our leaders and our members. Without understanding these foundational issues, it is difficult to understand […]
Why We Do What We Do the Way We Do ...
Last week, I was in Atlanta speaking at the North America Mission Leaders Conference sponsored by MissioNexus. Their network membership and annual conference registration lists read like a Who’s Who of North American mission agencies and mission leaders. If you and your organization are not connected with them, then I […]
Globalization and the Pressure Points of Our Age–Presentation
We hear stories from the corporate world about research and development departments, including large sums of money spent on keeping everything a secret until the product is ready for release. Corporate spies, insider information, classified documents, and top secret information are constantly matters of concern. Such is not the way […]