Think: PLANT A MULTIPLYING Gospel  instead of EXTRACT people so we can “disciple” them in church.   It’s very possible that I’ve learned more about the nature of spreading the Gospel from watching zombie movies than going to seminary.  True story.  At the very base level, the zombie apocalypse occurs because infection infiltrates relational networks. …

Think EXTRAORDINARY PRAYER instead of the token ‘BEGIN-a-MEETING-with-a-PRAYER-so-we-can-get-on-with-the-real-work   I have two mental pictures in my mind.  The first is a boardroom in a large church with comfy office chairs, a whiteboard, and people wearing business casual clothes.  There’s a sizable agenda for the day, lots of work to get done, so the pastor (aka…

You know those times in life when you come face to face with something that is so different than the way you think or are, but the proof of what you’re seeing is so compelling that you’re forced to rethink, at least in some way, your previous assumption?  We’ve all been there, that’s generally how…