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Jul 11, 20233 min read

The Justice of Community

Jesus the Son told His disciples, “The poor you will have with you always.” God the Father told Israel, “There will be no poor among...

Feb 20, 20233 min read

The Problem With Excellence

I had a crazy front row seat watching a church grow from a house group to 6000+ people on a weekend. Whether that’s good or bad and...

Mar 14, 20223 min read

Is Your Church Accessible?

Last week in a coaching session with a young pastor, we talked through some challenging decisions to make in her church as she’s about to...

Apr 20, 20213 min read

To Creed or Not To Creed

Often in churches like the one I pastored years ago, we turned the mainstream view of “believe, then belong” upside down. That’s because...

Nov 3, 20202 min read

Community in a Time of Covid

About 35 years ago, the Journal of Community Psychology featured a landmark article by David McMillan and David Chavis outlining four...

Aug 18, 20202 min read

How Are You Communicating?

Many years ago I came across an old multi-volume set of John Wesley’s journals. I found his accounts fascinating. Meticulous, inspiring,...

Apr 7, 20203 min read

Practicing “Withness” During a Crisis

This idea of “withness” is challenging in these sequestered times. Perhaps our Coronavirus-isolation is causing us to reconsider what’s...

Feb 4, 20202 min read

Which Church Muscle Needs The Most Work?

And Which Can Atrophy the Fastest...? Every church has a handful of core mission-critical behaviors…and they typically center around...