Missional Community Formation – Part 1
Many of your know that I am part of The Transform Network, a missional community formation network. This spring we’re having our first gathering on the East Coast. I’m going to be speaking at the event. You should consider coming. It’s FREE. And yes, we are hoping to have a West Coast gathering. As we were in the early stages …
Courageous In The Face Of The Enemy
Today we celebrate one of my true heroes, Martin Luther King Jr. What I love about Martin was his courageous sense of willingness to face his fears. The cost of fighting for the “less than” ended up being his his own life. Martin understood this and in his biographies expressed to those around him a keen sense that his life …
A Fearless Belonging
Perhaps no element of my faith has changed more over the last ten years than my understanding of belonging. Tony Jones recently highlighted a post by Jeff McSwain, who was fired by Young Life over what he describes as “theological differences.” “In November of 2007, I was dismissed by Young Life for what was termed “theological differences.” Since 2001, I …
Embracing The Adventurous Way
What are you running from that is meant to transform you? About eight years ago I made the intentional decision to face my fears. My mentor told me a very important story of a man who had been running from his fear for ages. My mentor had worked with this man for a while and finally told him to reimagine …
Overcoming Adversity
[RSS - See Embedded Video] It’s so easy to get bogged down in our daily troubles isn’t it. Sometimes we just need a little perspective, a comparison to jar us out of our own self pity. I dare you to watch this video. It will remind you that courage begins with overcoming adversity. Living the Adventurous Way begins with discovering …
The Evidence For Women’s Leadership
What if the evidence suggest women are actually better at leading than men? Many of you know I’m a huge proponent of women’s leadership. I’ve led the Call To Men to lead the way in lifting up women. I’ve called out injustice and oppression. My primary reason for lifting up women is based in the idea that humanity can only …
The Adventurous Way
Today marks a new beginning, and a BIG announcement. Over the last three years on this blog I’ve been exploring God’s mission of restoration in a very deep way. It has been the most thrilling experience of my life. But over the last three months I’ve been pondering a change of focus. I want to begin expanding my focus from …
I Dare You To Love
I can’t think of a better way to start the year than with this video. This is arguably the best video I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve posted in many times before and try to remind myself to watch it at least once a year. If you watch it, what stand out to you? My favorite part is, “I …
