A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Ed Stetzer God is on mission to glorify Himself. In the first post I explained that missional effectiveness is embracing the totality of the missio Dei—including its message, movement, and marks—and enacting it in the life of a local church. I don’t know about you, but I have been on many honey-do runs in the... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer What is mission? What is missions? What is missional? Like most people, I want what I buy to work and be effective at what it was created to do. For instance, I have a smartphone that keeps track of my life. I call, text, surf the web, tweet, Facebook, use Maps to... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama XIV I’m a fan of Jim Collins, a writer and business researcher. Although the word may have been coined earlier, I believe Collins popularized the term “BHAG” in his book Built to... Continue Reading →
By Jeff Vanderstelt It all began in a boat on a lake with a few fishing poles. It was there, surrounded by the lazy water, my dad and I would have a key conversation that would change the trajectory of my life. My dad was giving me a simple update on his life and shared... Continue Reading →
By Ashlee Holmes It's time to get serious about diversity in the body of Christ. There’s a fine, gray-ish line between things in life that are nice and things that are absolutely necessary. Cable TV and Wi-Fi access? Nice, but not necessary. No-chip manicure with shellac polish? Nice, but not necessary. My iPhone 5? Nice—and... Continue Reading →
Today marks the first day of the Church of the Nazarene’s Global Conventions and General Assembly. These events are held once every four years and this time in Indianapolis, Indiana we are expecting more than 15,000 attendees and delegates for times of corporate worship, training, fellowship, and business. However, maybe we are getting ahead of... Continue Reading →
By Emily Armstrong He came into the room and handed me a little box and said “Merry Christmas, I hope you like it.” I took the little square box into my hands. I felt around the edges and shook it a little, just to see if I could figure out what was hidden inside before... Continue Reading →
This is part two of the article published in the previous post. Repeat it The pulpit (or table, in my case) will always be a key place to shape the values and culture of a church. When the pastor repeatedly inserts the idea of serving others into messages, writings, and conversations, it has an impact on... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer Having a missional culture established through instilling it, repeating it, and celebrating it will provoke members to love and good deeds. Why is it that churches often get stuck and turn inward, and what can be done to reverse this inwardly-focused approach? Often times, as a church grows larger (or even just... Continue Reading →
Richard Rohr In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve are told there is one tree that they shall not eat of, with a most unusual name: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Now why would that be a bad thing to eat of? Isn’t it good to know the difference between good and... Continue Reading →
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