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Missional Community Question and Answer

My friend Marilyn Beyer asked me these questions in preparation for a presentation in one of her seminary classes.  I thought I’d share.  Her questions are in bold. Why missional communities?  Why now?  Why now?  The simple answer is that it … Continue reading

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Good Friday Sunrise Worship Service

“Surely, he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows…”  Isaiah 53:4 Every year, we gather with friends and family at the beach to worship God at sunrise every Good Friday.  It’s become a tradition for our family.  It was started … Continue reading

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It’s What God Does That Matters

About that title, I bet some of you are thinking, “yeah, that’s what you say when a ministry isn’t doing well.”  But no, I mean it.  It’s what God does that matters.  Everything else is filler.  And I’ll go beyond … Continue reading

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Three Ways Church Plants Can Be Pretty Awesome

New church plants can be awesome.  They may not be.  But they can be.   Here are three thoughts on that. 1) New church plants tend to be desperate for God.  On a lot of levels, that is a very good … Continue reading

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