I was surprised and delighted to see that a house church blog has recorded some of the basics of my teaching. Thanks! Link
Read MoreThe Curse of Being Baptist
I met with E.B. Brooks last week, the man who covers my back and reads my reports, and makes the way easy for me. I shared with him the curse of being a Baptist – that hyper-activist, high-acheiver, chronic-workaholics like myself do not find healing in the Baptist circles but instead are rewarded and their…
Read MoreQuestion: Boaz and Ruth?
QUESTION: (from an email) I’m sure sure you have a plethora of emails and blog entries and other things to work on . . . but I wondered if you could elaborate on why the Boaz/Ruth/elders story has meant so much to you. I’m not sure that I fully grasp the gravity of his actions.…
Read MoreBWA and Emerging Leaders
“The BWA shouldn’t allow these younger leaders, emerging leaders to emerge by accident. They should emerge by design. So one of the things that I am setting up is a ‘Global Emerging Leaders’ Academy’, and it will be once a year and it will be in different parts of the world . . “ David…
Read MoreThe Personal M.Div
Jordon knows that books and essays are not enough to train anyone for ministry – emerging or otherwise – but a list of the top 40 books and 20 essays would have been an interesting exercise. His list is under The Personal M.Div. If I could only recommend 5 books from Jordon’s list, they would…
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