Greg
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“On an individual and corporate level the church is learning to love and accept people where they are at on their journey along with providing opportunities and experiences for them to engage relationally with other Christians along with exploring the implications of Christ's teachings. I am a big proponent of the concept that Christianity is more “caught that taught” and that a person’s meaningful involvement in the process is critical to them experiencing the power of the gospel in their lives. This meaningful involvement takes time and persevering love.”
― Spiritual Conversations: Creating and Sustaining Them Without Being a Jerk
― Spiritual Conversations: Creating and Sustaining Them Without Being a Jerk
“God makes his gospel attractive through people…that is the point of the gospel; it is trans-formative in nature.”
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“The mission that God has given us is a highly relational mission. Jesus said, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" John 20:21. Jesus came into this world, lived in obscurity for 30 years and then spent three years relationally investing in twelve men, whose charge was to do the same thing by relationally investing in others. This strategy has worked for 2000 years each of us has been touched by someone reaching out to and investing in us relationally, thus advancing the gospel and the mission of God.”
― First Steps for Planting a Missional Church
― First Steps for Planting a Missional Church
“If a church is good at making disciples it will be good at making leaders because in the end, a good spiritual formation plan will lead to an accelerated spiritual multiplication.”
― Next Steps For Leading a Missional Church
― Next Steps For Leading a Missional Church
“As missional leaders we need to see God as:
Bigger than the problems we endure.
Bigger than the pressures we experience.
Bigger than the people who criticize us.
Bigger than the pain we suffer.
Bigger than the praise we receive.
Bigger than the pride in our hearts.”
― Next Steps For Leading a Missional Church
Bigger than the problems we endure.
Bigger than the pressures we experience.
Bigger than the people who criticize us.
Bigger than the pain we suffer.
Bigger than the praise we receive.
Bigger than the pride in our hearts.”
― Next Steps For Leading a Missional Church
Greg’s 2025 Year in Books
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