It's easy to keep doing the same things by default. If you want to rethink church and think deeply about what makes the church the church, take a look at this training! Last year, my wife and I went through a Church Intensive Labs Training, put on by Francis Chan's organization called Crazy Love. It all started with Chan's book Letters to the Church. I found the book resonated with me …
Amplify Outreach Conference 2021
I'm attending the Amplify Outreach conference again this year. I've been a regular attendee to this conference for several years now. This year the conference is rebranded a little bit, and has an official partnership with Outreach Magazine. Many conferences feel like they go stale after a while. They host many of the same speakers year after year, and it just doesn't feel very fresh …
Pharisectomy Book Review
Book review of Pharisectomy by Peter Haas — How to joyfully remove your inner Pharisee and other religiously transmitted diseases. Things I like The main thing that I like about Peter Haas' ministry is that they're actually reaching unchurched people. This seems like such a rarity in so many of our churches. It makes me want to learn from him. God has clearly gifted Peter with insight …
Christianity Explained Evangelism Course Review
This is an excellent resource for sharing the gospel. Here's why I like it, and how I think it could be used effectively. A friend pointed me to this high-quality evangelism course called Christianity Explained. It is based around the Gospel of Mark. A training manual I was thrown off a little bit by them calling it a "course." It's not a course in the normal sense, where you order …
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What is Christianity? A Video by Christianity Explored
I'm always on the lookout for new gospel presentations. Here's one that I just came across. What do you think? Visit the What is Christianity? page where this video came from → I like this presentation. It's clear, and the graphics are really nice! I don't like the way they wrote the first few lines, though: "Who is Jesus? He’s the Christ. The King who God himself had promised to send, …
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Book Review: How to Reach the West Again by Timothy Keller
I recently read How to Reach the West Again by Timothy Keller. I learned a lot from this short book. Tim is a deep thinker and unfolds these ideas like very few people can. The book is not a list of practical steps. It is an exploration of how to adapt our approach to outreach in 2020 and beyond. Here are some main takeaways for me: 1. Instead of lamenting Christianity's …
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Book Review: This Is the Gospel by Kids Read Truth
I love this new book that my wife bought for our family. It so clearly lays out the story of the of the gospel, and is filled with beautiful, fun illustrations. This Is the Gospel: A Kids Read Truth™ Story & Scripture Book Starting with creation. Adam and Eve. It talks about the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Fall. The book gives really good explanations for kids …
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Discipleship Resource: New City Catechism
My wife Bethany and I are constantly working on new ways to study the Bible with our kids, and for ourselves. It's a challenge to build up this discipline, and to keep it interesting for the kids, but we of course agree that it's a critical part of being a disciple. Recently I came across this new resource called New City Catechism, by The Gospel Coalition and Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and …
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Honing Soft Skills With the Love & Respect Seminar
Leadership is about people. Evangelism is about people. People are complicated. That’s why I believe it’s important for every leader to make an effort to improve their soft skills. One way to work on this (and kill two birds with one stone) is through marriage seminars. I have found that marriage books and seminars can be really great for improving my skills in relating to everyone, not just …
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