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Imagine all of the creative energy that has gone into developing church programs and presentations over the past 30 years: music, dramatic presentations, video clips and movies, stadium events, amazing venues, stunning programs, and much more. Now, imagine that we take all of that creative, entrepreneurial energy and turn it loose outward on the needs…

I recently received an email asking one of the most commonly asked questions about simple/organic/house church: “What about children?” This reminded me that the basics are the basics and it’s good to keep addressing them. I wrote some good, older posts on this topic here and here. Today, it is heartwarming to be able to…

Yes, I wrote the title, in part, to get your attention.  But there is an aspect of truth to this statement that I want to draw out. My contention is not that we need fewer leaders, rather it is that we need every member of the Body of Christ to step fully into his/her ‘priesthood’…

The simplest view of the living church life cycle is this: Live in abiding Intimacy with Jesus Reach out in love to others Make disciples Gather Empower everyone to go and do the same At the heart of this process is the imperative to make disciples.  Alan Hirsch does a great job of describing one…

I am hosting a one-time webinar/conversation on Engaging More of the Supernatural in Life & Ministry.  Of course, all of life and ministry is supernatural as we partner with God, but our thinking and actions often keep us from experiencing the full weight of God’s activity because of our innate reliance on ourselves. Time: Thursday,…

I still see the tendency, in myself and others, to want to follow someone else’s model: the successful organic church guy’s strategy, or the hottest apostolic disciplemaking methodology, or the latest book on how to perfect the house church gathering, or someone else’s ministry whom we revere. Yes, I think we must learn from each…

Big things happen, really big things, when there are enough small, collective things taking place. We are not dreaming big enough.  No, I’m not talking about how big each one of us can become, or how important each one of us can be, or how big of an organization or ministry each one of us…

I believe this is one of the most important, least asked, question: “What field(s) am I called to sow into right at this time in my life?” The question assumes, first of all, that the unleashed church is engaging the world rather than settling for the ‘holy huddle’ as the primary expression of the body…

Neil Cole’s most recent book (2012) is “Church Transfusion: Changing your Church Organically From the Inside Out.” Let me first say that, as with all of Neil’s books, it is filled with many quotable insights (see below) that make the book worth reading.  Even as he looks at the prospect of changing traditional church systems…