The Original Burden: When the Church Didn’t Follow the People Urban Islands Project was the label of the mission in the first Exponential Shark Tank experience. This is the story of the unfinished journey from Urban Islands Project to the Next Wave Community and beyond. The origin of the Urban Islands Project was not theoretical. […]
There is a pattern beneath every lasting movement. It’s not complicated, but it is demanding. It resists control, rejects isolation, and refuses to remain small. It is a cycle – one that begins in relationships, matures through collaboration, reproduces with intention, and multiplies beyond itself. Most leaders experience parts of this cycle, but very few […]
Every church planting conversation starts with the pastor. But what if the real engine of a healthy church plant is a group of ordinary, unpaid people who reorient their entire lives around a mission? To be clear, finding the right pastor to lead a new church is critical. We need God to raise up and […]
For 15 years, my success was measured by things like attendance, budgets, and buildings. If the auditorium was full, we were a success. If the giving exceeded the mortgage, we were faithful. If we raised the capital campaign for a new building, God had blessed us. Hi, I’m an American church pastor. Beneath the surface of […]
