Teaching

Total Church Schedule, Sessions & Breakouts
The conference is almost sold out. Here is the schedule for the Total Church Conference next month: Tuesday, August 12th Main Session #1: A Community-centered Gospel – Steve Timmis The gospel is about a King who died to rescue a...
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Dwell Conference | London
If you have a chance I'd encourage you to attend the Dwell Conference in London.  Many of you already know Mark Driscoll & Scott Thomas, but maybe some of you haven't been exposed to Steve Timmis.  I've had the opportunity...
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Missional Communities and Contextualization
How do you contextualize in proclamation and demonstration as you launch missional communities/churches?  (Contextualization is adapting the declaration and demonstration of the gospel in culturally adaptable forms, holding to the essence of the gospel at the same time.)  Another document...
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Contextualizing the Story
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I've been able to enjoy a few days with Caesar Kalinowski from Soma Communities a movement that is led through people living missionally together to reach their cities (South Puget Sound).  Of all the churches we (Kaleo Church) have come...
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A Day in the Life of a Church Planting Movement
I haven't posted in a while, but wanted to share some of what is going on: Total Church Conference - Monday, David and I leave to England to participate in this conference.  We will be joined by kindred-spirits from Acts...
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Triperspectival Hermeneutics
David Fairchild and I spoke yesterday about a triperspectival hermeneutics.  He has posted some great insight into how to use a triperspectival hermeneutic .  Here is a snapshot, but I encourage you to read the whole post. Our Triune God...
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Tentmakers – Funding a Church Plant or Ministry Transition
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How do you fund a church plant?  For many planters money is the number one challenge to being able to pursue their calling.  I've been thinking about creative ways to do this and wanted to post an idea:  (This is...
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Rick McKinley Launches Blog
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In the quiet of the night, Rick McKinley (pastor @ Imago Dei, church planter & author ) launches a blog.  Previously, he had resisted: So...I am officially entering the blogoshphere. I have always resisted it since most of them that...
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The Pastor as Identity-Worker
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This Sunday, Steve Trout from the Kaleo Counseling Center preached a message entitled, Gospel-Centered Counseling.  One idea he unpacked stuck with me: How you see yourself tends to determine what you do & what/who you end up loving. The Bible...
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The Problem of Evil & the Fullness of God's Attributes
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The Problem of Evil & Suffering was the topic of this months Men's Group at Kaleo Church.  I encourage you to visit David's site, as he put the study up and it an excellent work on the subject (philosophically, theologically...
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