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 …
Tell Someone Book – Group Study
My wife Bethany has been leading a group study of an evangelism book called Tell Someone by Greg Laurie. Here's how she's doing it and why I think it's been a great thing for our church. She's been recording her thoughts about each week's reading (two chapters per week) and people are reading along and commenting their own thoughts either on Facebook or on our church website. I thought …
How I’m Learning to Read More Books
Leaders are readers. I read a lot, but I don't read enough books. I'm on a mission to become a better, more prolific reader. Here are some things that I've found helpful lately. 1. Read in a group I recently finished taking part in a pastors' coaching cohort with author and former pastor Jared Wilson. Several of us in the cohort are reading Jared's latest book. The fact that we're reading it …
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Why Travel to Israel?
I just got back from a trip to Israel with a small group of 12 people. I love introducing new people to the land and the people of the Bible. Walking in Israel Makes the Bible Come Alive Our imagination can only take us so far. To walk on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and take in the scenery that Jesus saw makes the Bible much more tangible. To sit on the steps leading up to the Temple …