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Hero or zero?

There is no doubt that those who are driven to ministry leadership have some issues, is there? I read an article (I think it was by Don Williams, but I can’t say for sure and I am too lazy to [...]

Palmer’s Divine Intro

Everyone should have a friend like Bill Dahl. I mentioned to him the other day that I hadn’t read Jim Palmer’s Divine Nobodies and he had somebody at Thomas Nelson send me a copy. So, I just took a break [...]

Organic Community via Jordon Cooper

Jordon Cooper has some great reflections on Organic Community by Joe Myers. Jordon is a practitioner who understand very well the implications of what he is writing about.

Satisfaction?

I can’t get no satisfaction I can’t get no satisfaction ’cause i try and i try and i try and i try I can’t get no, i can’t get no                 — M. Jagger, Keith Richards [...]

Today is a big travel day

Today is a big travel day as I head back to LA and my “day job.” It was a great almost-ten days at home with Loretta and Ben. When I say it is a big day, I mean it is [...]

Spiritual Authority? Hoodabada (TM) I say!

It’s over ten years ago now that I accidentally became the pastor of a church. Nearly the month I took over the area overseer in our network of churches resigned. It was only a few months after that, it seems, [...]

Small is better, zero is best?

I think I kind of understand what Pernell Goodyear is saying in this post, "Missional Church? be prepared to lose." To get the entire context you have to read the entire post. But here is an excerpt: "It [being a [...]