Church Scattered: Understanding Glocal Missions
During the last century there were very clear distinctions between the concept of evangelism and missions. In the simplest of terms evangelism was reaching people for the local church and missions was reaching people for the kingdom. Within the context of missions there was a local, national and an international segmentation. This implied the potential […]
Law Of Harvest
There are many biblical principles taught in scripture and this may be the most important one. It is foundational to understanding how the Christian life works on a very practical daily level. The simplest way of stating this principle is that you will eventually reap what you sow . If you consistently fill your mind […]
The Different Approaches To Setting Strategy
I have been living with this subject for the last 6 months. I have become a fan of Michael Porter and am just beginning to understand how important strategy is to sustainable competitive advantage. At the end of the day, there are only so many organizational efficiency changes you can implement. Without a clear strategy, […]
Church Scattered: Passion Is For Everyday
One of my favorite definitions for passion is a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything. For most of us we could think of several things we are passionate about, family, friends, health, recreation, career and our faith. As we enter into this week and take a few moments to reflect on The […]
Knowing When Its Time To Quit
As Seth Godin points out we have all heard the expression winners never quit and quitters never win. In real life that is simply not true because knowing when to quit something that is clearly not working is the secret to winning because it gets you one step closer to the one thing that you […]