City-Level Kingdom Collaboration: A Long-Term Analysis
As you’ve already heard by now, the pandemic has raised many questions for the church in North America and has revealed, both, the strengths and…
City-Level Kingdom Collaboration: A Mid-Term Analysis
Many dramatic transformations are occurring all around us. Our world will never be the same again. How we work, study, shop, relate, play, and rest…
City-Level Kingdom Collaboration: A Near-Term Analysis
Jesus pictures a vital vignette for such a time as this: “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we…
Church Planting Churches as Normative: A Long-Term Approach
We need to rethink three key themes in order to make church planting churches normative in the future: Rethink ecclesiology Rethink complexity Rethink pathways Here’s…
Church Planting Churches as Normative: A Mid-Term Approach
We’re rapidly approaching a new stage in the COVID-19 pandemic that we might call the mid-term. Roughly defined, this is the span of time between…
Gospel and Culture in the 21st-Century: A Long-Term Analysis
Persons also belong to societies, and anthropologists have long noted and studied the social institutions found in every culture. These social institutions together enable a…
Gospel and Culture in the 21st-Century: A Near-Term Analysis
There are four key, near-term realities that can help us think through how we should respond with missionary intentionality in the present. First, we have…
Holistic and Locally Present Engagement: A Long-Term Analysis
The work of community engagement and organizing has become a crucial skill for church planting teams. During the pandemic, church leaders were faced with not…
Holistic and Locally Present Engagement: A Mid-Term Analysis
Holistic and locally present engagement has always been important for the church. However, this present cultural moment demands attentiveness for church leaders like few other…
Holistic and Locally Present Engagement: A Near-Term Analysis
The near-term COVID-19 response presents a challenge and opportunity for today’s church in terms of our mission to provide holistic and locally present engagement in…
