We understand that true orthodoxy affirms that biblical belief is a verb—doctrines that we humbly live and practice—rather than a noun—theoretical precepts to which we philosophically subscribe. Therefore, we choose to measure spiritual
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“Movement pioneers form missionary bands that become catalysts for evangelism in unreached fields, leading to initial discipleship, church formation, and church strengthening. These bands work in partnership with new and existing local churches. Neither the churches nor the bands control the other.19”
― The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders
― The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders
“continuing the same things that are not bringing renewal is not going to bring renewal. Lack of commitment is not going to bring renewal. Business as usual will not bring renewal. Accumulating knowledge without putting it into practice will not bring renewal. We need our autopilot patterns interrupted.”
― Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture
― Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture
“Yes, God is dangerous. He’s not a house cat; he’s a lion. You’re free to deny his existence or pretend that he’s harmless. Go ahead and pet him if you’d like; just don’t expect to get your arm back.”
― Yawning at Tigers: You Can't Tame God, So Stop Trying
― Yawning at Tigers: You Can't Tame God, So Stop Trying
“I came to see my four-star inexperience not as a weakness but as a superpower. My inexperience enabled me to look critically at every step of service and to interrogate the only thing that mattered: the guests’ experience. Did a rule bring us closer to our ultimate goal, which was connecting with people? Or did it take us further from it?”
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
“the words planted in the world by the Word himself and brought to fruition by the Spirit. We are dealing here with the living God, not a dead one who merely presses the “on” button to create matter, but who strives continuously with creation to bring cosmos out of chaos.”
― Rediscovering the Holy Spirit: God’s Perfecting Presence in Creation, Redemption, and Everyday Life
― Rediscovering the Holy Spirit: God’s Perfecting Presence in Creation, Redemption, and Everyday Life
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