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May 2014

May 20, 2014

Sitting at the Feet of a Female Seminary Professor – What Cedarville is Missing!

I attended Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. Amazing experience. I can't recommend it enough! One of...

May 15, 2014

Introducing “PangeaCast” – a new missional/anabaptist podcast resource

I've pondered starting a podcast for years. Tried it once but didn't have the time...

May 15, 2014

The Praxis Conference is going to be awesome!

I'm going to The Praxis Conference. This could be one of the most interesting events...

May 06, 2014

5 Church-Types to Probably NOT Avoid, but Embrace

Recently I reflected upon 5 Church-Types to Probably Avoid. My list (which for the explanation...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

The Crisis of Millennial Mentorship: what young leaders desperately need to hear

[This article originally appeared in the Spring | Summer 2014 Journal (Vol. 12.1) Conversations: A...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

The Art of Resistance: Banksy, Remembering, & Hope Beyond Occupation #IsraelPalestine

In what follows I offer another reflection based on my time in Israel/Palestine with The...

March 20, 2014

Cultivate Seattle: a one-day conference on peacemaking & mission (discount!)

Having just returned from a peacemaking trip to Israel/Palestine, under the leadership of the Global...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

5 Church-Types to Probably Avoid

For the past several years I've been wrestling with my vision of church. Often, pessimism...

February 10, 2014

The Beautiful Risk of Calling God our “Father” – reflections from a young dad

Lately I’ve reflected on the way we use language to describe God. Naming God as...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

A Liturgical-Anabaptist Worship Gathering: our “worship script” from last sunday

Many people often ask me about how Pangea Communities: a movement of peace, justice, &...

January 27, 2014

What a “Missional Community” is and isn’t: understanding the basics

In what follows, I'm sharing with you what I shared with our church plant Core...

January 21, 2014

Worship is about you, me, and us – but mostly God: reflections on the songs we sing

I grew up in the contemporary evangelical church. Many people in my life have noted...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

Liturgical-Anabaptist-Friendly Resources for Advent & a New Christian Year

As many of you who read my blog already know, I'm an Anabaptist pastor But,...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Gospel Patrons – the people behind the people who change the world (generous givers)

Imagine sitting on a plane - especially if you travel alone. Who will be your...

November 15, 2013

Sermon Prep: a couple hours, half the work week, or more?

Editor's Note: If you are reading this, you are probably interested in preaching. As such,...

November 08, 2013

Pangea Communities and Mars Hill Compared (David Warkentin)

Last weekend we had the pleasure of hosting a group of students from the Praxis...

November 04, 2013

Books that leaders in our church plant will read

As most of you know, I recently moved to Seattle to lead a church plant....

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Life-changing books: The New Testament For Everyone by NT Wright

As a pastor of a young church plant, I've been spending some time reflecting of the...

September 11, 2013

When God speaks, I listen… So why don’t you?

Hearing God. One of the great dillemas of the Christian life. Can we actually "hear...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #9: (a)Political

This is the ninth and FINAL post in a series exploring the broad vision for...

June 26, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #8: Post-Conservative Theology

This is the eighth post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 26, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #7: Women as Leaders & Inclusive

This is the seventh post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 13, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #6: Community & Creativity

This is the sixth post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 13, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #5: Charismatic

This is the fifth post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 07, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #4: Liturgical

This is the fourth post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 06, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #3: Subversive Discipleship (Transformation)

This is the third post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 05, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #2: Missional

This is the second post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

June 04, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #1: Anabaptist & BIC

This is the beginning of a series of posts in which I describe the vision...

May 2013

May 13, 2013

Revelation 17: The Whore, The Empire, and A Tale of Two Cities [observations and sermon download]

If you follow this blog regularly (and my Facebook and Twitter feeds), you probably...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Is preaching nonviolence bad for evangelism?

Many in the evangelical realm, especially pastors and lay leaders committed to church growth, believe...