Turning Verbal Commitments into Actual Gifts – It Doesn’t Have to Be Awkward!
How do I best follow-up with someone who has said they will give… but hasn’t started giving yet? My guess is you’ve probably faced this questi…
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Read the Weekly Roundup: May 12
BBC2’s new 2-part travel program is an in-depth look at North Africa. Libya: No political deal reached yet. ICC mulls investigation into Libya’s a…
Ecclesionomics – Part 3
Ecclessionomics, the invisible economic incentives and disincentives underlying how we do church, are among the most powerful forces shaping the churc…
Ecclesionomics – Part 2
Truly the ecclesionomic model of a pastor-led church congregations has proven to be a remarkably vibrant way of doing church that has resulted in more…
Ecclesionomics – Part 1
The predominant model of church that most of us enjoy today is shaped by just such invisible incentives and disincentives that stem as much from invis…
Sine Qua Non
You've seen that Latin phrase, and like me, you probably bleeped right past it. Over the years, though, I've found it to be very helpful. It's a Latin…
Joining God’s Love Affair with the Lost
Who has not had a heart set uncontrollably ablaze when the dry winds of deep circumstantial longing meet a wildfire of scorching fleshly desire? Just …
Read the Weekly Roundup: March 31
Chad: Hybrid War wreaking havoc in West Africa: a deep look at Chad’s strategic situation … and more.
Replacing the Either/Or Debate with a Both/And Vision
The U.S. Church needs more domestic and international laborers to be recruited to the Great Commission! Bundling a national call to service with inter…
Can Normal People Love Jesus, Muslims and America — At the Same Time?
If you live in America or you’re packing a US passport in a far-away land, you may be aware that we’re living through some crazy days here. Really…