"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Matthew 18:20 If a few followers of Jesus are gathered together in His name and He is there as He promised, doesn't that mean by definition that you have "The Church"? If the church is the ekklesia, the …
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Common Ground Between “Pagan Christianity” and “Provocative Christianity”.
A few days ago I had breakfast with Frank Viola. No he is not the Cy Young winning pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins, although that would be a great breakfast also. This Frank Viola is the author of "Pagan Christianity", a book that calls the church to consider the ways in which we …
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I Have Seen the Unicorn
Sitting talking to my friend Brian about Simple Church/House Church theory and why a mega-church like Northland is getting involved in helping start Simple Churches. Suddenly Brian says to me, "A good Simple Church is like the unicorn. I have heard that there is such a thing and it sounds cool, but I have never …
Jesus’ Answer to the Economic Crisis
I am not a big fan of the WWJD bracelets, simply for the reason that a very good question, "What Would Jesus Do" quickly became a cliche' and not a way of life. But with that said I have to ask the question about the current economic crisis, "What Would Jesus Do?" It is an …
What Would You Do If….?
I find it very interesting to consider "worst-case scenarios". A few years ago I even bought a board game by that name. (By the way, don't bother getting it. It became the fulfillment of it's own name) But thinking about the worst-case scenario recently I thought, what would the typical church going American do if …
A mega-church fish in a house church ocean
I am used to being different from people whom I connect with. In college I was the lone protestant getting a degree in Theology from a Roman Catholic/Charismatic university. I was one of two non-episcopalians getting a Masters degree from an Episcopal seminary. So being possibly the only mega-church staff member at a national conference …
The Provocative Christian 