Church

Middleware and Models

Most of the books, conferences, and blogs available these days seem to fit into one of two categories: * Practical – I love reading about best practices. I want to learn from anyone I can,

Setting Gospel Grassfires

My latest column at ChristianWeek: There’s no question that ministry in Canada is a challenge. According to Bill Hogg, National Missiologist with C2C Network, that’s not a surprise. “Canada is further

Going to Pastor an Established Church?

I’ve spent twenty years pastoring established churches, and about a year beginning to plant a new church. I’m not really sure which one is harder. I do know, though, that I’

Learning Missional Community

A month or so ago, I met a couple of people who live in two condo units on the same floor in Toronto. They work together during the day at a Christian ministry,