Category: Uncategorized

Still one of my favorites…  

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…

Simple/organic church folk might be key to the army God is preparing for needed global impact. Though progress is being made, some estimate there are still over 6,000 unreached people groups (out of 11,700 total people groups) in which less than 2% are believers.  To live within such an unreached group means that it is…

An excerpt from the Simple/House Church Revolution book:   Solitude and Listening If I were to point to one great need for us, as God’s people, who desire to experience a deeper intimacy with God, it would be the need for more solitude out of which comes a more available listening heart. Henri Nouwen speaks…

The call for the church is to always press in to more of God even when this means letting go of the very forms and formulations that got us to where we are. We always want to settle down into the structures and rituals we have designed for ourselves—our religious ways—rather than go after a…

We can hear stories of thousands of disciples multiplying thousands of more disciples and wonder how that relates to our own situation. As someone who spends nearly an equal amount of time in Africa as in California, I understand this. In Africa we work with teams that are reaching, baptizing, and multiplying disciples—yes, thousands of…

If you have not seen this article, it’s a great read. I will post a few quotes here, but the whole article is worth the time. Bestselling author Francis Chan recently exposed his heart to Facebook employees, detailing why he left the helm of his thriving megachurch in California seven years ago. Cornerstone Church in…

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." André Gide For those who left the shores of traditional church many years ago, and also for those who are just now dipping their toes into the water of organic church… the message is the same:…

“For many, Christianity has become the grinding out of general doctrinal laws from collections of biblical facts. But childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach at the back of the refrigerator.” John Piper One of the benefits of…

I want to share a great passage from some 'simple church' friends in Europe. Learn more about their work here. The Kingdom of God is built on the person of Jesus, what he taught the disciples and what he instructed them to do. Building a foundation on anything other than Jesus and the Kingdom will…