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Centered-Set Church: an Interview with Mark Baker
A cohort of church leaders from around the country join me in a conversation with Dr. Mark Baker, author of Centered-Set Church: Discipleshi
Jan 151 min read


A Call to Pastors: Don't Run
In the midst of the #coronavirus pandemic, and its continued spread in the United States, the debate is raging about which is going to...
Mar 25, 20203 min read


The Various Shapes of Goliath
The story of David and Goliath in 1 Sam 17 has become so famous that it is a phrase that has come to represent anytime there is a...
Oct 13, 20182 min read


A Thin Theology of Discipleship
I come from a spiritual environment where the term disciple is used often, and is generally preferred over Christian. I understand where...
Jun 20, 20172 min read


Eating The Meat, Leaving The Bones
In the 21st century where so much of our information can be fed to us by algorithms and marketing ploys, growing in the ability to...
Mar 28, 20173 min read


Helping "Toni"
Previously we looked at a scenario with "Toni" and how as Christians we might help someone who is "stuck" in sexual sin, such as...
Dec 17, 20166 min read


Can you help "Toni"?
Our case study begins with “Toni”, a single person, 33 years old. You might be able to fill in the rest of this story, because the...
Nov 4, 20162 min read


Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: A Modern "Faith"
Today's Christian faith in the western world has taken a sharp turn in modern multiculturalism. A new faith has, and is, emerging...
Jul 27, 20163 min read


Living in the Tension
In the Scriptures we find many concepts, ideas, and truths that are in tension with one another. We find the very same thing in our...
Jun 17, 20162 min read


The Seasonal Nature of Discipling
Ecclesiastes 3:1 says that there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the sun. The longer I live life the more...
May 4, 20163 min read


The Costly Stones of Team Leadership
In my Christian leadership context we are learning how to develop team leadership. The scripture comes to mind where Paul talks about...
May 27, 20152 min read


Your Name In Lights
In a society where we all want to be rich and famous and the majority of us at some point in our life think it will actually happen, but...
Nov 25, 20142 min read


The Power of One
What can one person do? In the midst of this world, so vast and enormous in it's influence and sway … the weight of global suffering,...
Nov 3, 20142 min read


Loneliness In Ministry
The apostle Paul was a great missionary, sometimes traveling with companions and being imprisoned for their faith (Acts 16:25), and...
Jun 22, 20142 min read


Jesus Or Success?
A friend recently started a conversation with me in which he asked me to post my thoughts on the topic of the ministry as a profession,...
May 21, 20143 min read
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