I need to tell you about something that shook me during our last gathering in our city.

What shook me was not someone sharing a revolutionary new strategy, but because I finally saw what was already there.

In the last blog we talked about adopting a coaching posture to empower urban mission. In this article we’ll dive into some practical ways our team is learning to do this.

How can we best serve across contexts and between generations?

Here are three powerful principles that are catalytic and collaborative.

What are the things we can cultivate now that will serve and sustain us in the long race of life and ministry?

Our posture could be more important than what we do or where we go.

As we wrestle with the complexity of cities, what insights can we gain from the early Christians? What about other significant movements throughout church history?

We’re surrounded by infinite possibilities to join in what God is doing. So what is that unique assignment that God has given us for this season?

Here are some questions that will give you greater clarity as you discern.

The idea of ‘love languages” could apply to those whom we serve.

See how we can imitate Jesus who spoke to unique groups of people and individuals about God’s kingdom in a way that they understood.  

Our cities are huge. Where do we begin? 

Urban leaders in Asia are discovering the ability of powerful questions to open up fresh perspectives and possibilities.

“Why don’t people grow up?” 

As pastor of a church, David often found himself asking this question in frustration. His congregation members seemed unmotivated and apathetic.

What is the Bible talking about when it talks about fruitfulness?

Is it the same thing that WE are talking about? How did Jesus define it?

Book Review:
21 Days to Becoming a Disciple Maker by Jim Britts

After finishing this book, I wish it had been available earlier.

God’s work of character building was being accomplished in Joseph, even when he might have thought nothing was happening.