December 2011
13 posts
Dan Kimball Discusses: The Church We Hope to See →
Dan Kimball, pastor of Vintage Church in Santa Cruz, has recently taken a new role as Professor of Missional Leadership at George Fox University. As a part of his recent research, he has been following up on his book,They Like Jesus But Not the Church, by doing interviews with students in Oregon about what they would hope to see in the church of the future. Dan’s full article will be...
Musings on the Missional Manifesto - Ed Stetzer →
Ed Stetzer’s “musings” here include links to various sections of the Manifesto, along with Ed’s commentary blogs. Good stuff—and worth reviewing from time to time.
Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and... →
Here is the link to the new Pew research report on global Christianity, including interactive maps and sortable data tables.
The Pew Forum Releases New Research on Global... →
Ed Stetzer summarizes the new Pew research on global Christianity — and provides a link to the full report.
Impatiently waiting - Charlene Brown →
This is a meaningful Advent reflection on waiting and racial reconciliation, which include a story about Columbia alum Franklin Golden, pastor of St. John’s Presbyterian Church.
Communications 3.0 Trends that will impact your... →
Technological development and cultural adaptation are happening rapidly. Ministries of all sorts need to be attentive!
Parting Epistle to Mars Hill: "Grace Peace" -... →
Early this autumn, Rob Bell announced that he would be leaving Mars Hill, the church of 10,000 or so that he founded in Grandville, MI, and would be moving with his family to California to pursue new creative adventures, including a television show. This is Rob’s unedited text of his final letter to the church.
WatchJeff Vanderstelt of Soma Communities talks about how missional communities (mc’s) do mission. He talks about every member mission, how and why mc’s write their own covenants after choosing a people group they intend to reach together, how the church commissions them for the mission, the coaching mc’s get, and more. The covenant answers: “What would it look like for us to...
5 Lessons Your Business Can Learn From a Rapper -... →
Good advice!
Bearing Faithful Witness to Jesus Christ in the... →
Rob Weingartner is President of The Outreach Foundation, and one of the most knowledgeable people I know about the global church “on the ground.” I would travel with Rob anywhere. Here he explores the relationship between “radical, prayerful dependence upon the provision of God in the context of great need” and the growth of the church.
New Megachurch Research from Leadership Network -... →
Ed Stetzer provides the summary—and the link for the full report, which can be downloaded for those really interested in the research.