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“But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, ‘When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he […]

A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord

The seeds of the Churches’ renewal are hidden in the soils of local congregations. Recently United Methodists of Florida held our annual conference (the yearly gathering of clergy and laity

            In my last post I described the psychology of pioneers. Here I want to visit how pioneers’ function within their social ecosystems, or a sociology of pioneering. I’m doing

Can even the cursed branches of a family tree bear fruit? Or even branches that have been broken off, can they be grafted into the life source again? Parentless children

In part four of the Fresh Expressions 101 series, I explored the origins and theological underpinnings of pioneer ministry. Here I want to examine pioneer ministry from a psychological perspective.

So perhaps you have heard the terms “pioneer,” or “pioneer ministry” used in connection with the missional church movement. In this fourth installment of the Fresh Expressions 101 series, I

When we are on a journey, we need to learn the basic currency of language for the road. For some, the terminology being used in the Fresh Expressions movement may

Cultivating a fresh expression is a journey. Think of your team as a group of adventurers embarking together out into unknown terrain. There is no map per se, no step

Dear Fellow Americans, Thousands more people will die due to poverty. A poverty of values, leadership, and imagination. Let me illustrate what I mean with a microcosm of learning from