For those of you who haven’t read Church Zero…ahem… We are starting a new series on the Church Planter Podcast leading up to my next book Reaching The Unreached: Becoming Raiders Of The Lost Art. The book will explore what happens when the gifts of everyday believers are activated by the 5 roles in Ephesians…

MLK Jr. is one of my heroes. My family is from Montgomery Alabama. I was there last week. Both of my daughters are part African American. Here is a sermon I preached a few months ago on “Anger and Racial Reconciliation” from Ephesians. http://www.newcitysd.com/sermons/the-gospel-and-racial-reconciliation/ In my book Church Zero, I talk about anger as a…

Starting this month, we’re hoping to bring you our Youtube bite-sized training in the form of the Church Planting Minute on our Youtube channel on a weekly basis. What? You haven’t subscribed yet? Shame… Get yourself on over there and sign up my good man (or woman). Here is the latest episode: Call Me Maybe…

Last Sunday, I announced my retirement (from our church–I still have other fish to fry) at the end of 2017. I’ll be four years into a new church plant. We’re passing the baton of leadership. The congregation is in support, but there are some things we need to consider if we intend to continue making…

I’ve been contemplating my life and ministry at the dawn of this new year as I do regularly every year. After all, if the unexamined life is not worth living, then examination makes for a worthwhile life. We are constantly challenged to to “examine yourselves” throughout both the New and Old Testament because God wants our…

I recently visited Sapporo, Japan. The snow was beautiful and preparations for the Ice Festival were quite interesting. I was there to teach a seminar about making disciples and planting churches. Brought along an extra suitcase filled with winter clothes only to find the daily weather unusually warm, but still freezing overnight. We got fresh…