Eli and Samuel: Passive Mentoring Young Samuel awoke one night hearing his name called. He ran to Eli, his mentor, to see what Eli needed. But it was not Eli calling Samuel. God was....
Missional R&D: Touching An Electric Fence When I was a kid my buddies and I could occupy ourselves for an entire day if we found an electric fence. Electric fences fascinated us. We feared them...
Wrong Scorecards It’s possible to “successfully” start the wrong church! I’ve seen leaders successfully launch a church that didn’t fit its community. I’ve...
Well-Armed – Not Well-Cushioned! I've enjoyed connecting with several of our church planters over the past couple of weeks. We gathered 18 of our leaders in Midland, TX for the ThinkNEXT...