Through the years of serving Jesus’ Church, I have seen many people come and go. Some of these have been the joyful sending of God’s people to serve at other churches or plant churches; others have been painful losses of people close to me that left for myriad reasons; others were ...
Porterbrook NC launched on January 29th with tremendous success and momentum. I would like to give a special thank you to Lachlan Payne, our Plant NC Network Coordinator, and to Fellowship Raleigh for allowing us to host this event. We currently have 40 participants in this theological training ...
I wanted to write a personal note as we prepare to launch Porterbrook NC on January 29th. As I have become more familiar with this great tool that we are introducing, I have to say that it is some of the best content that I have been exposed to in my many years of ministry. I am confident that ...
You may be thinking, “Seriously I thought being missional was cool?” or “I thought being missional was going to grow my church?” Well, I have good news and bad news for you. Missional Shift The good news is there is a healthy mission shift happening in the church. ...
Over recent weeks we've been looking at some of the common mistakes we make regarding mission. The first we suggested was giving people what they don't need; the second was answering questions no one is asking; the third was taking it upon ourselves to convert everyone. This is the fourth and ...
Plant NC is excited to introduce The Porterbrook Network to North Carolina in 2011. What is it? Porterbrook NC is a theological training program designed to equip pastors, church planters, church staff, ministry leaders, future leaders and missional thinkers for ministry and ...
In this series of posts we have been discussing common mistakes regarding mission. The first we suggested was giving people what they don't need; the second was answering questions noone is asking. Here is the third. Taking it upon ourselves to convert everyone. As we live ...
Plant NC is implementing a strategic focus on five areas that will define and drive all that we do as a network to help equip and train pastors across our state. We are introducing the 5M’s into our network through three facets – missional coaching, monthly regional gatherings, and our ...
I have noticed four common mistakes when it comes to misunderstanding mission. The first is giving people what they don't need. Here is the second. Answering questions that no one is asking. How do we respond to those in our culture who do not have a saving faith in Christ? Do we attack them in ...
Jesus called us to be salt and light in a lost world (Matthew 5:13-16). Yet I am constantly reminded how misguided our thinking can be when it comes to engaging with the culture that God has called us to reach. A question from Tim Keller’s book, The Reason for God, has reminded me of a ...