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As First Century as it Gets

Ever wonder why Paul spent 11 years in Tarsus? To learn the family trade. He was learning skills that would pay the bills. That Pharisee pedigree from Gamaliel may have impressed people at the temple, but it wasn’t going to do diddly squat in the really real world. Imagine Paul’s frustration during that decade after…

Five Star Friday

What I’m reading – I’m finishing up a biography about John Wesley. For a few years now I’ve been fascinated by the 18th century incarnation of the apostle Paul that Wesley was. He was harsh at times, gentle at others, and got a heck of a lot done. The book is called John Wesley by…

What to do when you get harassed by someone in your church

This week Pete Mitchell and I discuss What to do when you get harassed by someone in your church. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. We had a podcast a few weeks ago where we started talking about this topic but this is a subject that is very relevant now and…

CHURCH PLANTING IS HARD

Paul was a man on the move, like a gospel Navy Seal, he would infiltrate a culture, and with deadly efficiency, complete his objective, nail his target, and he was gone with a splash as he moved on to the next one. The glass slipper of a mega church would never have fit the travel worn soles…

JESUS COMMANDS US TO GO

The stage lights were hot. Sweat poured down his cheeks, and he could feel a solitary bead of sweat sliding slowly down the bridge of his nose, tickling as it went. He knew that he’d never be invited back after the monologue he’d just challenged the crowd with. With a jet black Ronald McDonald ‘fro’…

The John Wesley Way

This week Pete Mitchell and I discuss the John Wesley Way of church planting. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. John Wesley was the closest thing to the apostle Paul we have when comes to how effective he was in Church Planting. This podcast talks about the things that John Wesley…

What is a Ninja Planter?

Paul was a “ninja planter” always on the move like the Ronin of Feudal Japan. In Acts 19, Paul stopped walking the earth like Kane from “da Kung Fu” and began training up multiple ninjas from his church planting dojo headquarters in Ephesus. Acts 19:10 tells us that for over two years Paul taught his disciples in…

EVANGELISM AND UNDEROOS

Evangelism is about as popular as adults wearing underoos. Although I wouldn’t argue against a comeback of both, I wouldn’t want to see the two activities combined. That would be very strange.