04.21.2006 – Church – 12 Comments on How do you build a perfect church? How do you build a perfect church? I wrestle with this issue so much not only because of the profound disconnect between my reality and what I see in Sc… Read Post
04.20.2006 – Church – 2 Comments on Finding the perfect church (part 2) Finding the perfect church (part 2) The Bible doesn’t give us anything that looks remotely like a “Purpose Driven Church” model. Instead, we can look at … Read Post
04.20.2006 – Church – 6 Comments on There really is a perfect church There really is a perfect church Cynical Christians everywhere will tell you, “There is no perfect church.” They are like the person who wakes up afte… Read Post
04.19.2006 – Mobilization – 6 Comments on Mike Yaconelli said this about Christian colleges Mike Yaconelli said this about Christian colleges Mike Yaconelli said this about Christian colleges in the year before he died. I think he was on to something: “Wha… Read Post
04.19.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 4 Comments on Where do I find a spiritual coach? Where do I find a spiritual coach? A spiritual coach is more than a mentor, they are in your life to help you grow spiritually (a mentor who helps you g… Read Post
04.18.2006 – How to Disciple – 3 Comments on How to fish – seeing candidates with the eyes of faith How to fish – seeing candidates with the eyes of faith My Mom is the best discipler I’ve known. She would find candidates all over the neighborhood – women struggling, just… Read Post
04.17.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on Finding people to coach (recruiting disciples) Finding people to coach (recruiting disciples) Many of us fail in the basic task of making disciples because we fail to identify candidates to begin with. Some of … Read Post
04.16.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 1 Comment on The secret of Easter: love beats death The secret of Easter: love beats death “Anxiety and fear are what we know best in this fantastic century of ours. Wars and rumors of wars. From civilization… Read Post
04.15.2006 – A broken world – 2 Comments on Jesus went to Hell and so must we Jesus went to Hell and so must we We were in prayer in training camp this past January when God spoke to Ali Mitchell’s spirit and told her, “Go to the… Read Post
04.15.2006 – Better Living – 1 Comment on Resurrection may be fast, but we die in stages Resurrection may be fast, but we die in stages On the eve of our celebration of the resurrection experience, here are some thoughts about the process of dying and c… Read Post
04.14.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 2 Comments on God is still nailing people to crosses God is still nailing people to crosses 17 years ago, living in West Palm Beach, I was still too full of vinegar and a sense of my own possibilities and the … Read Post
04.13.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 3 Comments on 6 foundational principles of spiritual coaching 6 foundational principles of spiritual coaching If you follow pro football, you’ve seen an interesting story play out. Terrell Owens, arguably the best wide receiver… Read Post
04.12.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 1 Comment on Jesus as a spiritual coach: the example of Peter Jesus as a spiritual coach: the example of Peter Jesus didn’t ask Peter to follow him sight unseen. His coaching began with trust-building. We see Jesus hanging out w… Read Post
04.11.2006 – Youth Ministry – 8 Comments on Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 3) Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 3) Not all youth ministry activities are created equal. If our goal is to take a self-willed knucklehead and turn them i… Read Post
04.10.2006 – Discipling – No Comments on Disciples reporting in after a decade Disciples reporting in after a decade If you’ve been discipling for ten years or more, where are those disciples now? Are they walking with God? Are they b… Read Post
04.10.2006 – A broken world – 1 Comment on God’s heart breaks and our hearts should too God’s heart breaks and our hearts should too Last week something happened that invaded my cozy world. Alli Mellon came into my office and told me about an orphana… Read Post
04.09.2006 – Portraits of Disciplers – 3 Comments on Meeting a disciple 12 years later Meeting a disciple 12 years later AIM has a ministry that sends teams of individual young people ministering around the world for a month. Since sendin… Read Post
04.08.2006 – How to Disciple – 2 Comments on How Jesus teaches for life change How Jesus teaches for life change How we teach can be as important as what we teach. We remember so little of what we’re taught because of the ineffici… Read Post
04.07.2006 – Youth Ministry – 2 Comments on Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 2) Toward a youth ministry that makes disciples (part 2) The goal is to create a self-sustaining radical Christian. Today we’ll address the cost in terms of time and tomorrow… Read Post
04.06.2006 – Discipling – 4 Comments on Our call to make disciples Our call to make disciples “Go and make disciples of all nations” – Jesus Perhaps you’re one of the lucky few who has had someone invest in t… Read Post
04.06.2006 – Youth Ministry – 7 Comments on Towards a new model of youth ministry Towards a new model of youth ministry Mike Yaconelli, who pioneered our current model of youth ministry, wrote an article “The Failure of Youth Ministry” i… Read Post
04.05.2006 – Better Living – 1 Comment on The girls of Patpong Rd are looking for a hero The girls of Patpong Rd are looking for a hero Patpong Rd. is Thailand’s worst flesh market. It’s a scary place, but God wants His p… Read Post
04.04.2006 – Vulnerability and me – No Comments on Secrets & healing – our Swazi experience Secrets & healing – our Swazi experience In 2004 I was caught up in the tragedy that is the nation of Swaziland. 42.6% of the adult population is HIV-positive… Read Post
04.03.2006 – Youth Ministry – 3 Comments on Some ideas for youth pastors wanting to disciple Some ideas for youth pastors wanting to disciple Since Mark Oestreicher called attention to my post entitled “A crisis in youth ministry,” I’ve been convict… Read Post
