Three Questions That Change Everything For Urban Discipleship
Have we been building dependencies or disciples? Read on to find out that “third question” we can ask to help us to distinguish what is core and what is non-essential to replication.
Stretched By God’s Vision? Simplicity Is The Key To Saturation In Our Cities
When God's glory saturates your streets the way water covers the ocean floor, how will that look like? You are invited to join us in this article to imagine and take the simple step of obedience.
The Gospel as a Mosaic, Not a Single Message
Have you ever felt the pressure to pack the entire gospel into one coffee session? Let’s look more closely at the message that Jesus asked the disciples to share and how “showing” one bit at a time could be more powerful than “telling”.
Just Start Conversations: Three Things I've Learned About Evangelism
Evangelism may seem intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. What if we just need to start conversations instead?
A Pathway to Joy in Community: Immersion, Imitation, and God's Story (Discipleship!)
We know that it doesn’t have to be all work and no joy. But how do we “get” or “find” joy? There is a reliable pathway. Join me on this journey… joy is just down the road.
Evaluate It
What else is left to do?
In the final article of this current series, David shares a critical step that sets up his team to keep learning and growing in effectiveness.
Live It To Sow It
The joy was drying up… there was a disconnect between what David and his team were living and what they were trying to sow.
They needed to take stock and recalibrate. What did they learn?
What If You Don't Need to Start Something New?
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.
Coaching Keys to Developing Urban Leaders & Disciple-Makers
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.
“We Don't Want Your Baton”: Rethinking How We Release Workers & Leaders for Urban Mission
How can we best serve across contexts and between generations?
Here are three powerful principles that are catalytic and collaborative.
Called to Serve? 5 Secrets to Starting and Finishing Well in Mission
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.
Catch It. Live It.
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?