Starting Gospel Movements on Campus: Obedience

November 19, 2009

The other day, a gentleman attending one of my classes shared his experience doing a Three Column Study on Matthew 28:16-20:
As I wrote the passage in my own words, I realized that I wrote, ‘teach them all things.’  What the passage really said, though, was ‘teach them to obey all things.’ There is a big [...]

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Starting Gospel Planting Movements on Campus: Make Disciples

November 17, 2009

The Funny Thing About Labels
People try to label me all the time.  Some want to call me a house-church-guy.  For others, I’m the simple church or CPM guy.  Still others call me the online missionary or church online guy.  Some want me to be a Baptist, a Charismatic, or a Wesleyan.
People who label you often [...]

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Starting Gospel Movements on Campus: Scripture

November 11, 2009

Every once in awhile I like to create scenarios that require me to think about implementing Gospel planting strategies and applying tactics in new environments.  This is this is the second of a 21 part series talking about ways to use Gospel planting strategies with online and offline tactics to catalyze Gospel Planting Movements on [...]

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Starting Gospel Movements on Campus: Prayer

November 10, 2009

Every once in awhile I like to create scenarios that require me to think about implementing Gospel planting strategies and applying tactics in new environments.  This is this is the first of a 21 part series talking about ways to use Gospel planting strategies with online and offline tactics to catalyze Gospel Planting Movements on [...]

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Eight Questions for Starting an Online Ministry

October 22, 2009

What if?
The ‘What if?’ question sparks possibility thinking and promotes creativity.  Unfortunately, people spend so much time on ‘What if?’ that they never move on to actually doing anything with their vision.
What if we could engage the lost with online ministry?
Should?
‘Should?’ is an evaluative question.  We need to evaluate things, but we need clear time [...]

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More Than Notches on My Bible

October 19, 2009

I worry that some followers of Christ share the Gospel out of insecurity.
If we convince someone that we are right, does that make us feel better about our decision in the first place?  I worry that, for some, evangelism is an act of convincing people so they can feel good about the decision they made [...]

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Are You Listening for Persons of Peace?

October 14, 2009

Here is another excerpt from my book.  Let me know what you think.
In Luke 10, Jesus sent the disciples into villages and towns He is about to visit.  In verses five through seven, He gave them some interesting directions,
“Whatever household you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’  If a son of peace is there, [...]

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Are You Listening to God?

October 13, 2009

The last few weeks I’ve been on the road.  I find it hard to write as I travel, so the frequency of posts goes down.  I’m home for the next few weeks, so you should hear (read?) more from me.
I’m working on a book about starting an online ministry.  The post below is an excerpt [...]

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Church Online and Getting Hit by a Bus

September 25, 2009

Last week ten of our church planters in a restricted access country were martyred.
They knew the risks, and they discipled people to such a level that the Gospel would spread in their country in spite of the death of the church planter.
You and I may not live in countries where we face the daily reality of martyrdom, [...]

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Teaching Church Planters How to Die

September 20, 2009

In India we teach our church planters how to die.
If they are about to be martyred, we teach them to look into the eyes of the person who will kill them and say, “You do not take my life from me.  I give it to you freely so that you may one day know Jesus [...]

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