10 Easy Ways to Know You’re Not a Leader, from Killing Cockroaches by Tony Morgan

Just finished the book Killing Cockroaches by Tony Morgan. A book of posts from Morgan’s popular blog on strategy, leadership, etc., etc., etc. The book and the blog are well worth your time. Loved the practical, personal nature of the book which demonstrates how leaders should learn and grow and teach as we process everyday [...]

I’m a Published Photographer!

Check out the cover of Voice of Martyrs Spanish Edition. I snapped that picture on a 2008 trip to a remote village in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas, Mexico. VOM’s Spanish Publisher found it on my blog (with this post) and requested to use it. I was honored for them to do so because I’m [...]

I know what God says, BUT…

I know what God says, BUT…

“my situation is different.”
“that will never happen to me.”
“everyone else does it.”
“that was a long time ago.”
“they deserve it.”
“god understands my needs.”
“who really does that anyway?”
“that’s just not possible for me.”
“I’ll get around to that one day.”

When you disobey God it means there is a gap between where you are [...]

Chiapas Team Update, Free Museum Day, etc.

I just skyped with Sergio Matassa, the missionary in Chiapas, Mexico. Our Mission team just arrived back into the city from the Lacandon Jungle and were getting ready to go out on the town (San Cristobal de las casas, incredible city). They had 33 professions of faith and other cool things take place. Can’t wait [...]

Chiapas, Mexico – VOM Restricted Nation

This week we have a small team from our church traveling to remote villages in Chiapas, Mexico, bringing physical and spiritual care and supporting the church planting movement taking place among the Tzotzil Indians in Mexico’s southern most state. While I was unable to go on this trip, I had an interesting opportunity to contribute [...]

Pastorpreneur

I love this term – Pastorpreneur (Pastor/Entrepeneur). It describes the kind of leaders we need in the church today. Saw it first in Dave Brownings book Deliberate Simplictiy. Here is how Browning describes the pastorpreneur:

a kingdom-minded leader who has a heart for people and the ingenuity to reach them.
so concerned about reaching lost people that [...]

Coming Face to Face with Self

Luke 9:23 (ESV) “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Here’s Following Jesus 101: Deny yourself, consider yourself as good as dead, and now you’re ready to get in line behind the One reconciling and restoring the world. It’s a call to come face to face with [...]

A few random lessons from Fatherhood, Church Planting, Denominational work:

Experience in church planting just means you understand how hard the journey is going to be.
A five-month old puppy can tear up anything. Anything!
There is lots of ways to sponsor a church plant, but the most successful plants happen when senior leaders bet the farm and make it a top tier priority. That’s why multi-site [...]

North Shore Church Planting update

Sometimes I can’t believe they pay me to do what I do. Spent this weekend hanging out and worshipping with church planters from various demographic contexts.
Friday and Saturday I was privileged to conference with our Filippino-American Church Planter Network. Lito Magbanua leads our network and his passion for people to know Christ has ignited a [...]

“In the case of false reports against yourself…”

A great lie, if unnoticed, is like a big fish out of water, it dashes and plunges and beats itself to death in a short time. To answer it is to supply it with its element, and help it to a longer life.   … Your blameless life will be your best defense, and those [...]