Paul as spiritual father: “I have you in my heart.”

In understanding Paul’s relationship with these people in Philippi (10:2b answers), I want you to focus on the fact that they occupied a place in his heart. They were not a task, they were not part of a program. They resided in the deepest part of Paul.

What Calvin and Luther didn’t know

“…the choice of the gathering place was formational for the self-understanding and the organizational structures of the individual churches to such an extent that the ancient oikos can be seen as the formational model for ecclesiology.” Gehring, P. 255.

Paul: How to finance the revolution

Instead of investing in church buildings, church programs and church staffs, believers will need to see the value of investing in those who are called to begin and nurture church planting movements. This thoroughly Biblical concept must be once again understood, taught and practiced by the church. Let’s invest the next $500,000,000,000 the way Scripture directs us to!

How to know when you have a 10:2b answer

When I am praying Lk 10:2b, one type of “harvest worker” that I am asking for and looking for is a “person(s) of peace”. A household where the shalom of God has already been at work preveniently (look it up!). They may or may not currently be followers of Jesus. But, when they hear that “the Kingdom of God is near you” (Lk 10:9), they respond with great joy and welcome the King into their home. That home becomes a base of operations for the Kingdom in that neighborhood or people group. That person (or persons) becomes the leader (spiritual parent) of the new church.

10:2b… Eight insights into how to pray this prayer. And, three amazing results.

The objective of the Leader 101 Course is to cultivate the habits of highly effective spiritual leaders.  We started last month (June 2015) with cultivating the habit of joy.  As we move to a new habit for July, remember that joy is foundational to everything else that we do.  So, continue the spiritual disciplines you […]

Embryonic churches

“The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church…” (1 Cor. 12:25, The Message) Is a CO2 (church of two) fully church? Perhaps it is best to think of it as an embryonic church. (Our definition of a church is “two or more people called together by Jesus, living […]

Church – incompatible with genuine community?

15 years ago, Jeff and Mary Power finished seminary and moved to the suburb of Broomfield, CO (between Denver and Boulder) with the vision of starting a church that functioned as a genuine community.  Ten years later two things were true… 1.  Jeff and his leadership team were exhausted.2.  They had concluded that the demands […]

Traditional church organization plants 75 house churches

Sending missionaries…  across the street. Most churches understand and practice the concept of sending missionaries overseas.  And, now, there is a growing understanding that we also need to send missionaries across the street. Reggie McNeal, noted author and church consultant, made this startling comment to a large group of traditional church pastors, “Probably most of […]

Methodist House Churches?

I’ve just returned from the National House Church Conference in Jacksonville, FL.  It was a wonderful time with 180 participants, 80% of whom had never attended the Conference before.  One observation is that the Lord is increasingly drawing people in traditional churches (Baptist, Methodist, etc.) to consider house churches.  The brief interview below with Rev. […]

The Lone Ranger and Tonto considering a CO2

Last weekend, Desi Starr and I were in New Castle, Colorado leading a Regional LK10 Conference.  On Sunday morning, Desi and I had breakfast with Lee Price (who leads the RiverChurches Network on the Western Slope of Colorado) at the New Castle Diner.  Throughout the Diner there were life-sized cutout figures of well known TV […]

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