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Why Your Mission Will Change Your Life

NEW STUFF FROM MISSIONGLUE: Why Your Mission Will Change Your Life

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. – Mahatma Gandhi What is your mission? What has God called you to do on his behalf during your life? Because whatever it is, if you have faith in your mission, you can change the world. When I think about all of the missions I’ve set for myself in life, I realize it’s the…

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Consistency Will Help You Do Your Thing

New stuff from MissionGlue: Consistency Will Help You Do Your Thing

If we’re going to start new things for the Kingdom, then we must be consistent. Yet, so many leaders I know admit they struggle in this area. What gives? I struggle with consistency. I can be moving along, getting things do and completing projects and then WHAM. I hit a day or two where I can get nothing done. Why is it so hard for some of us to remain consistent in our endeavors. What’s with…

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#Consistency #How To

The Difference Between Strategy and Tactics

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory, tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” —Sun Tsu, Ancient Chinese Military strategist It is helpful for church planters to understand the difference between strategy and tactics. They are often confused. I am a military history buff and after serving in the regular Army I have learned the difference between strategy and…

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#Goals #How To #Strategy #Tactics

My Interview with Son of a Church Planter

Last week I was in Columbus, Ohio hanging out with church leaders and church planters. We were talking about starting new networks of churches in the region. I am really excited about what’s going on in Columbus as more and more leaders are asking themselves, what’s it going to take to see movements of reproducing churches in our city. I can’t wait to see. During my visit, I was interviewed for…

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#Interview #Podcast

What is the Cost of Our Lives Making a Difference?

At least one reason for trying to live lives that make a difference is that by so living, we hope we will not be forgotten by those who benefit from our trying to make a difference. Yet to try to insure we will not be forgotten too often results in desperate manipulative strategies that are doomed to fail. – Stanley Hauerwas We all want to make a difference in the lives of others. (Well, at least…

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Essential Church Planting Course from Newchurches.com

I am a fan of anything that equips multipliers. That’s why I am excited about the new church planting course from Newchurches.com. This is a great asset to anyone considering church planting. What really excites me is that it has a multiplication lens. You have established and experienced practitioners who provide content and handouts. While lots of resources available to planters, this one is…

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NEW: NewThing Network Leader Field Guide

I am stoked! The NewThing Network Leaders Field Guide is now available. If you’re dreaming of starting and leading a network of reproducing churches, then this one is for you. NewThing Network Leaders are key players in our movement. Not only are reproducing churches in their own context, they are helping the other churches in their network do the same. I love these leaders who are willing to…

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#Field Guide #Resources

A Little Dreaming Goes a Long Way

NewThing Leadership Training Center – Residency I was sitting in our Leadership Training Center the other night listening to our residents talk of their dreams to start new things for the Kingdom. These residents are being called to plant churches in places as close as Chicago and as far away as China. I get it, we all have dreams. But what makes the dreams of church planters special is that…

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#Church Planters #LTC #Residency

My Q&A with Exponential

I am excited about the Exponential Conference in April. If you are church planting or want to church plant you MUST attend this conference! Recently, I did an interview with the peeps from Expo (who are awesome by the way). CLICK HERE to read it. If you’re going to Exponential, then I’d love to see you at our NewThing events! For the Kingdom!

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#Exponential #Interview

Commissioning Church Planters – NewThing! Last month I had the opportunity to commission several of our church planters at Community. Take a look.

#Church Planters #Commissioning #Community Christian Church

328 Churches on Internships and Residencies

I had the privilege of participating in a recent Leadership Network study on internships and residencies. It was extra cool because so many NewThing churches participated in the same study. The good news is that so many churches are taking leadership development seriously. If you’re doing anything around residency, this report is worth your time. 2016 Leader Intern Report

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#Leadership Development #Leadership Network #Leadership Residency

Who Are You Eating With?

You want to start new things for the Kingdom? Then you’re going to need to eat…a lot. This is not just about putting food in your mouth. It’s about spending time with people; getting to know them over a meal. See, if you really are serious about starting something new then you will need people. And the best place to get to know people is over a meal. There is something intimate about sharing a…

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#Meals #Meetings

The BIG Difference Between Quitters and Finishers

Both quitters and finishers start new stuff. But quitters don’t finish what they start. Their projects stack up in the closet or the garage or wherever they find their first spark of inspiration. And soon that place becomes the graveyard of good ideas. Finishers – well that’s easy – they finish stuff. But here’s the key: finishers don’t finish everything they start. Instead, they are selective…

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#Finish What You Start #Finishing #Productivity #Quitting

Denying Jesus with Our Lives

We cannot profess Jesus with our mouths and deny Him with our lifestyle. An unbelieving world finds this not only disingenuous but hypocritical. Brennan Manning called it the chief reason for the rise of atheism in our time. Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls it ‘cheap grace.’ Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls this ‘cheap grace.’ It’s a grace that is spoken of by Christians. Yet there is nothing of substance…

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#Jesus

2015 NewThing by The Numbers

We had our annual NewThing Gathering in Chicago last week. It was awesome. Almost 300 people from NewThing churches joined us. Another 1o0 leaders joined us for our 1 Day. Churches from as far away at Africa and Europe sent leaders. During our Gathering, I shared some of the highlights from the year… 2015 started with a bang in January in Africa. A group of us gathered in Nairobi to discuss how…

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#Gathering #NewThing #Video

Do You Believe That I Love You? Check out this video of Brennan Manning exhorting us to wrestle with the love of Jesus. He plays no games and he holds nothing back. Until we realize the depth of God's love for us, we will struggle to understand God.

#Brennan Manning #Jesus #Love

Growing in Boldness as a Preacher

Preachers need to grow in their boldness. What’s that? You hesitate in your boldness? Then here are three tips for bolder preaching according to Christine Burkett, Visiting Professor of Speech at Duke Divinity School. Be authentic. Live a BIGGER life. Listen to books.

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#Preaching #Tips #Videos

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