Rob

I attended a conference March 23-25th in Los Angeles, California which was something of an anomaly. Let me take a few moments and give you a heads up – because it is one of the best I’ve had the privilege of participating in. The conference is titled “Wineskins” and occurs twice a year; once...
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There are many things being said and written about what it is to be missional as a church both individually and corporately. I’m currently reading Dan Kimball’s new book They Like Jesus But Not the Church, which I find extremely refreshing — particularly from his perspective as a pastor of a larger congregation. On...
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The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church by Alan Hirsch, Brazos Press: 2006 The Forgotten Ways was birthed in the trenches of the author’s own experience as a church planter and denominational leader. In the throws of ministry he was confronted with questions concerning the early church in regard its overall growth and expansion....
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Today November 23, 2006 I awoke to the reality that I was sixty years of age. Turning sixty seems somewhat strange and surreal; with a tinge of significance. I recall a time when trusting anyone over thirty was not cool and now at 30 x 2, is just plain weird. Because of this monumental...
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I recently came across an editorial from Christianity Today magazine http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/42.39.html regarding saving the E-Word. The E-Word being “Evangelical(ism).” In America this word has changed in its perception and understanding among the public sector. It no longer carries the nuances and intent of the Church leaders who brought this label to promenence a half...
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