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The Century Plant: a lesson in God’s natural design for Multiplication

I have not posted for a while as I’ve been recently tending to areas in my life that I need to grow in. It’s been a time of self-examination. And in this time, I’ve realized that I have much to learn still about life in Christ and its relationship to apostolic mission. In particular, [...]

I kissed traditional pastoral ministry good-bye – an explanation of why I am leaving pastoral ministry for the sake of mission in the future

Note well: it would be easy to conclude from this post title that I did not enjoy the last eight years at the church we planted, baylight church community. This is FAR from the truth. This post is in no way a slight to my spiritual family here. It is actually a testimony to their forbearance, [...]

Antioch 2009: Going Back To Where It All Began

So Leslie and I were gone for 15 days without the kids to attend a global mission summit in the old city of Antioch, where the first lay-established, missionary-sending church was born [and to vacation a bit before and after in Istanbul and London].

Here is a photo of St. Peter’s Grotto: the alleged place where [...]

Protected: What happened in Gl0be, AZ: the making of an ancient-new way

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Reflections on the last few days in Istanbul: what in the world happened to the Church?

So Leslie and I have been in Istanbul for three days now, and it’s been a fun but sobering experience. It’s always fun to travel abroad and experience new foods, culture and people — especially without the responsibilities of caring for young children. But as a student of movements and global mission, I am deeply disturbed [...]

Reflecting on the Listening Gathering 2008 in Switzerland – Lessons learned about Spiritual Authority and God as a Speaking God

In late October of 2008, Leslie and I participated in a “Listening Gathering” with fellow Organic/Simple Church Movement people. It was a significant time for me where certain things were set in motion for me and certain realities revealed to me.

I have since internalized them and not been as “conscious” of them. Not long ago, [...]

Heading now towards a vocational shift – Some key points in the early journey

So after 8 years in church planting and pastoring the church we planted, we announced last Sunday that we are moving on in roughly half a year’s time to the next part of the journey God has for us.

Here is the text of what I shared with our baylight family. It’s been an anxious and unsettling [...]

Last Letters and the illumination that death brings

Found this from Ed Stetzer’s blog; some IMB missionaries are doing “last letters” to be read at their funerals.

Here is an inspiring one that Karen Watson, a 38 year old single missionary recently killed in Iraq, wrote:

Dear Pastor,

You should only be opening this letter in the event of my death.When God calls there are no regrets. [...]

Count Zinzendorf, the Moravian movement and Herrnhut

One of the most important yet little known people in the history of modern movements is Count Nikolaus Ludwig Von Zinzendorf, founding leader of the Moravians and their German community called Herrnhut.

Leslie and I just finished a nice little book called, The Lord of the Ring, by Phil Anderson that details the life and legacy of [...]

Discipleship – two great posts on it and some personal musings

Here are two great posts by Ed Waken and Alan Knox on discipleship.

Both come to a similar conclusion: discipleship is LIFE-ON-LIFE journeying with people towards Christ-likeness.

Here are some excerpts:

From Ed: Taking a long walk in the same direction (towards Jesus) with good friends is a good way to describe discipleship. For too long discipleship has been [...]

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