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Art left a comment yesterday on my post “What did Jesus say about positions of authority under his own authority.” His comment goes along well with my post from this morning called “In the church, how does someone lead without exercising authority?” Without knowing what I was going to write about today, Art’s comment captures the distinctions between leadership based on positional aut...

I  get to take in a lot of interesting and, quite frankly, surprising, sights while running in my city. Here recently I’ve seen some unique correspondence pattern between families and pets. 1. The Dog Park vs The Human Park: On one of my routes I run through an area that has a couple of nice parks for kids as well as a large park for dogs. Without exception, when I run by the dog park it is full of people and dogs but when I run by the hum...

This is the third post in my series on “Authority among the church.” In the “Introduction” post, I simply laid out the series of questions and issues that I plan to cover in this series. In the second post, I pointed out that Jesus responded negatively when asked about “positions of authority under his own authority.” But, in the world today, it is assumed that leaders will be p...

Victim or Victor? It’s how we see ourselves and how we see the world. It gives off a vibration to those around us. It’s why we attract other people or why we repel them. It’s why some of us are stuck and why some of us are sailing. What do I mean? We are either Victims (we let the world happen to us) or Victors (we happen to the world). Some of us are waiting for “the call.” Some of us are waiting for “our lu...

Hands down “STORY” is one of the most creative, challenging and all around most exciting conferences out there. The theme for 2011 is IMAGINE NATION which speaks to the power of spiritual imagination. In Exodus 35, the artist of Israel came together to build a dwelling place for God. They carved poles, fashioned gold, and constructed curtains “with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.” The job of these artists was to...

ABOUT THE SONG This song came about in a simple way. A phrase come to me one day on the way home from the office – as I was driving through my neighborhood. This is a common occurrence and I’m usually prepared to get it down so I don’t forget. The phrase was about New Orleans and the storms going on inside the homes on my street. That phrase and the coming of the 10-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks were the motivation to wr...

Good friends are hard to find. This sentiment is shared across various demographics. We know this. We feel this. As Christians we know the value of good friendships. In particular, I am talking about those friendships that are redemptive, that is, they aid us in our love for Christ. These friendships are truly incalculable in their value. One aspect of this redemptive friendship is that these friends enjoy telling you what he or she is learning. ...

Len at “NextReformation” has written a very good post called “rhythms of community life.” The post begins with the phrase “Missional Community,” and throughout the post Len describes what it means to be a missional community. In fact, he puts the terms and the people’s identity in the very nature of God: “[I]n God’s very essence he is a loving community on a mi...

This is the second post in my series on “Authority among the church.” In the “Introduction” post, I simply laid out the series of questions and issues that I plan to cover in this series. To begin with, when talking about authority, no Christians desire to usurp Jesus’ authority. From those who believe that there is no kind of authority among the church to those who believe that there...

If you know anything about me or my ministry you know I have a real desire for the church to work together instead of tearing one another apart. I’m done with the finger pointing and cheap shots. However, if there is ever going to be unity we do need to be aware of the issues that divide us and be committed to talking through our differing opinions in Christ like ways. I read an interesting article on Relevant.com that identified the six th...