by Tim Brister | Aug 29, 2016 | Culture, Discipleship, Missional
Have you ever heard of your basal ganglia? Yeah, me neither. But I’m telling you now, and I beg you, please do not waste your basal ganglia. Let me explain why. In his book, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg talks about how habits are formed in the brain. There...
by Tim Brister | Jul 13, 2015 | Culture, Missional, Post-Christendom
Last week, I brought up the new posture of Christianity in post-Christendom and how we re-enter culture in a subversive way to advance the kingdom of God. Before I jump into the paradigm and practices in post-Christendom, I believe it is important to give a little...
by Tim Brister | Jul 6, 2015 | Culture, Pluralism, Post-Christendom, Postmodernism
Christendom is dead. For some, this is a time of lament. For others, it is a time of renewal and revival. I want to offer my reflections on the three different phases of Christianity and culture and the corresponding posture for Christian cultural engagement....
by Tim Brister | Aug 26, 2013 | Discipleship, I Love the Local Church, Personal Commentary, Preaching
When it comes to the Great Commission, there are basically three responses a church can have. A church can do nothing, something, or one thing. Doing Nothing A church that does nothing believes the Great Commission does not apply to them. In other words, they make the...
by Tim Brister | May 7, 2013 | Community, Culture
For the past several weeks, my disciple-making team and I have been working through what a counter-cultural, gospel-centered community of servants looks like. I think this is an important subject matter, one to which I hope to devote several blogposts. In order for a...
