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Disposed to the Master’s Correction
I have been listening (via Audible) and reading again through Robert Coleman's classic book, The Master Plan of Evangelism. It has been over a decade since I last read it, and I am finding more and more jewels than before (hopefully a sign of discernment). This...
read moreEvangelism is not an optional accessory to our life.
"Clearly Jesus did not leave the work of evangelism subject to human impression or convenience. To his disciples it was a definite command, perceived by impulse at the beginning of their discipleship, but progressively clarified in their thinking as they followed him,...
read moreThe Legacy of Ordinary Life on Mission in the Early Church
"Now those who were scattered went about preaching the Word." - Acts 8:4 "Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch..." - Acts 11:19 Those who read the book of Acts will notice...
read moreB.L.E.S.S. Your Neighbors
Dave Ferguson argues, “God’s way of reaching and restoring the world has always been through a blessing strategy.” He asks, "How do we in a very practical way that’s theologically grounded explain to people how they could bless people in places they are incarnating?"...
read moreA Good Starting Point
"It is so important to love your neighborhood and its culture. As we sense our growing marginalization with the wider culture, it is all too easy to view it as a threat. But viewing the culture around you as a threat is not a good starting point for reaching people...
read moreNeighboring with Fire in Your Bones
I love me some Keith Green. Few people have stoked the embers in my heart for the glory of God and salvation of souls than this brother. Consider this lyric from the song below: "The world is sleeping in the dark that the church just can't fight 'cause its asleep in...
read moreNeighboring 101: Tithe Your Meals
The average person will eat three meals a day. Most people do not think strategically about how they spend their meals, but meals play a strategic and vital role to missional engagement on the block. A practical way to invest in your neighborhood is to "tithe" your...
read moreExemplars of Neighboring Well: Kristin Schell
I love learning from others who are leaning hard on God as they love their neighbors well. Let me introduce you to Kristin Schell. As her story below explains, she took a simple command with small steps of faith and watched God work through her intentional life of...
read moreLove Always Takes Time
"Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have." - John Ortberg
read more7 Steps to Incarnational Mission in the Neighborhood
Several years ago, I hashed out in a moleskine a process to making the gospel visible in word and deed in the neighborhood. I used the prefix "be" to harmonize 7 steps that are sequential and cyclical. This is a significant element to my understanding and approach to...
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