City Transformation & Re-Imagining Luke 10
When we think of real city transformation, I think we have to shift our paradigm a bit. What might sound like semantics can actually free us from the results-driven yoke […]
Why Church in a Coffee Shop?
The desperate prayer of a church planter can resound with: “God, how are we going to do this?” But what changes if the energetic prayer moves to “why?” Nearly 20 […]
Three Reasons to Plant Multiethnic Churches Now
Planting multiethnic churches isn’t a fad – it’s the future. In fact, most major cities and regions are already incredibly diverse. Yet, very few of their churches are multiethnic, and […]
How Immigration, Young Adults & The Digital Front Door are Changing the Church
There are three topics you typically avoid in polite company: Religion, politics and age (as in… how old you are). So, let’s dive into all three. Spoiler alert: This article […]
Why I Can’t Not Build a Church of House Churches
I’ve seen something I can’t unsee. And since I’ve seen it, it affects the way I see everything else. I was a “traditional church guy until I die” kind of […]
Planting Urban Churches
In recent years, there’s been a growing recognition among mainstream denominations and church planting movements about the significance of planting urban churches in the United States. As cities continue to […]
Up Around the Bend: What’s Ahead for Multisite?
“It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra In the fall of 2001, a handful of multisite pioneers and trailblazers came together in Chicago to share […]
Internal Church Planter Pipeline
“You have to figure out how we plant churches, and the only planters you can recruit are inside Hill Country Bible Church.” “So, you’re saying that I’m not allowed to […]
Moving from Church-Centric to Kingdom-Centric
The big challenge ahead for Western churches is to shift our focus from being all about the church to centering on the Kingdom of God. This is a game-changer, giving […]
2020’s Unseen Wake-up Calls
In 2020, God offered a lifeline to the church to prevent the loss of the coming generations. However, I believe we learned all the wrong things. In 2019, my wife, […]
