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What Scandalous Thing Have You Done?

So yesterday we suggested that simply reaching people who don’t go to church by nature is scandalous.  The very thought of reaching non churched people can offend Christians. It’s not we intend to offend, but the Bible suggests we just will.  Religious people get upset when non-religious people become the goal of a mission.
Today I’d [...]

Why Your Ministry Should Be Offensive

“The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout…”He isn’t fit to live!”(Acts 22.22).
What did he say?  You’d think he dropped some profanity.  Nope.
You’d think he denounced Jesus.  Not that either.
What did he say?  The word was “Gentiles”.  He simply announced that he was going to work with people outside [...]

When The World Wakes Up, the Church Goes to Sleep…

We had a great day at Connexus yesterday.  A record or near record crowd (I don’t see all the numbers Sunday)…great feedback.  Lots of new families.  As any lead pastor, staff member or volunteer might be, I was pumped as I drove home.
But then this irony struck me – hard.  We start setting up church [...]

Heart Attack

So I’m going to share a little piece of my world with you today.
One of the hardest battles I face internally is related to my heart.  Like you, I’m most effective when my heart is fully engaged.
But over time, it takes work to keep your heart fully engaged.  It usually unfolds this way – starting [...]

Input v. Output

Most of us are running in top gear a surprising percentage of the time.  We feel like we need to do it because we have to accomplish things – even things for God.
Question:  does your input exceed your output?
If you are even a bit driven (like many of us are), you and I will be [...]

Slow Death or Deep Change

Talking to a friend of mine last week who shared a blunt observation: every organization faces one of two options – slow death or deep change.
It hit me hard because it was so stark.  But it also hit me hard because it’s so true.
Even successful organizations who are not intentionally going through deep change are [...]