Posts Tagged ‘ simple church ’
Continuing a series on some lessons I’ve learned during this past season of church planting. It’s a pretty cliche phrase among preachers: living for an audience of ONE. That one being God of course. And living as if his opinion on our performance is the only one that matters. The problem is that in so many [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been trying to write down a few things I’ve learned in seven years of church planting. Maybe so I won’t forget or make the same mistakes the second time around. The first installment here: lessons :: jesus This one’s a little more practical. I remember in the first year [when I definitely didn't know [ READ MORE ]
I run into random people who say to me, “I heard you resigned!” And every time I hear it, I never feel like it’s the right word for what has happened these past few months. That word paints a picture of me handing over a letter saying I appreciate working here, but I came across [ READ MORE ]
The past week has been full of reflection and emotion. I finished my last week of leading Haven and though I know it’s right, there’s a great deal of sadness with leaving. But more on that later. I had my ordination ceremony last weekend. I finished my final requirements and interview a few months ago, [ READ MORE ]
It probably helps to read the previous post prior to this one. Mark Driscoll and Josh Harris interview Francis Chan and ask him why he’s leaving his church. And as I’m listening to this, I’m more disheartened that the pastoral superstars of our generation don’t get why F-Chan is doing what he’s doing. Francis Chan [ READ MORE ]
I recently read Eugene Cho’s article about why pastors are depressed, burnt out and getting divorced at the same rates as the rest of America. Check it out – it’s a good overview of the present state of the North American pastor. Eugene has always been an insightful blogger… highly recommend. But I feel like [ READ MORE ]
I was at a bachelor party this past weekend… it was at Wild Animal Park in San Diego. Not the wild rager we see in the movies. But it was pretty cool nonetheless. We were on this thing called the “Roar and Snore” where you get to camp overnight at the park and take an after [ READ MORE ]
I’m really behind on the blogging. I have quite a bit to journal – mainly because I don’t want to forget. God has been nothing short of awesome. Anyways… tonight our house group went to Santana Row [outdoor retail mall] to practice what we’ve been learning. We’ve been reading Romans and it’s been speaking this [ READ MORE ]
I want to share an entry from another organic church leader’s that simply says what I think most church practitioners don’t really get. It’s a continuation of my entry “the people are the product“. It’s the fact that we’re out to make disciples and not plant churches. When I was working my way through the [ READ MORE ]
Before we get too far into this – I don’t think theres’s a magic “method” that does it right. There’s a reason why the Bible says very little about church models. Frankly it’s so we wouldn’t rely on structure and hunger and depend on Jesus. With that being said, there is a problem when our [ READ MORE ]
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