The Cripplegate
for a new generation of non-conformists
If you live in a snowy place, you know that snowman-making is both an art and a science. On the art side, things like rocks, charcoal, and sticks creatively transform the burly snow boulders into a …
Continue Reading about Strengthening Your Core: Solidifying as a Church Plant Core Team-Part 2 →
In just about every physical fitness plan these days there is talk of one’s core. Trainers talk about needing to strengthen your core. They often attribute various physical weaknesses to the core. …
Continue Reading about Strengthening Your Core: Solidifying as a Church Plant Core Team-Part 1 →
It’s easy to over complicate the call to ministry. But there’s nothing particularly magical about discerning it, even when it comes to church planting. And we need not put out a fleece or wait for a …
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My daughter has this book about a lizard named Lucas. Lucas has a dilemma. He lives in a zoo with many other animals. Because he is little, and can’t catch air like the dolphins or roar like the …
If you have tuned in to church-planting chatter lately, you may have heard something along these lines: “We’re more about community, you’re about a Sunday event.” “We’re more about being missional, …
Continue Reading about Church-Planting and Pulpit-Priority →
I remember that evening clearly. It was during the first year of the church-plant. I was on edge, feeling like I couldn’t take it anymore. Through a variety of humbling circumstances, attendance went …
