“Churches are 10 times more segregated than their communities.” Mark DeYmaz speaking on segregation at Global Faith Forum.
Read MoreMark Galli: Marriage and Multi-faith Discussion
Mark Galli from Christianity Today on how to talk with people from other faiths without unnecessarily creating misunderstanding. Advice: Its like marriage. Lessons on how to relate to your spouse work everywhere, including multi-faith discussion.
Read MoreOs Guinness and Global Public Square
Os Guinness speaking at Global Faith Forum. After the “American century” there are some pressing questions for us at the verge of another century: 1. Will Islam modernize peacefully and be a force for peace?2. Which faith will replace Marxism in China?3. Will the West recover its roots? The context for all 3 is globalization…
Read MoreGlobal Faith Forum: Day 2
Back at the Global Faith Forum at Northwood Church, Keller, Texas. Bob Roberts has done a superb job of adding the right tone to this event. Humor goes a long way and Bob is quick to make fun of everyone and put all the speakers and guests at ease. Some highlights today: Ray Bakke talking…
Read MoreEd Stetzer : Agreeing to Disagree
Global Faith Forum: Ed Stetzer is talking right now about "Agreeing to Disagree" because, as he says, you cannot both reach out to a people without loving a people. He is still reinforcing that we don't all worship the same God – Ed has a conservative following and I think he is making sure they…
Read MoreGlobal Faith Forum Begins
Big Bob Roberts is on stage, welcoming his friends to God’s house, including friends who are Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian and none of the above. He says that he doesnt like the word “interfaith” because it leads to compromise. “Multi-faith” is a better word. It suggests we can hold to what we believe but act…
Read MoreGlobal Faith Forum: $20 special
Texas: Today I am attending the Global Faith Forum. They have announced a special $20 deal for those who can only stay for the general sessions on Thursday and Friday. That’s my kind of budget.
Read MoreGrant Writing: 5 Rules
HT: OneAccord newsletter. Amy Karjala from the Non-Profit Fundraising Blog gives 5 rules for writing grants: 1) FOLLOW THE RULES2) EMBRACE THE NEW MATH: YOUR ORGANIZATION ? YOUR CAUSE3) DON’T CHASE SHINY OBJECTS4) FOUNDATIONS ARE PEOPLE TOO5) FOLLOW THE RULES
Read More3rd Global Roundtable of Emerging Underground Leaders
Details for the 3rd Global Roundtable of Emerging Underground Leaders are taking shape. It will be held in USA at the Cornerstone Festival, June 30 – July 3. This is the first time the event will be held in North America so its a good chance for Americans and Canadians working among counter-culture youth and…
Read MoreNo arms. No legs. Huge impact.
He has no arms and no legs. When you watch him in this video jumping in the pool, you wonder if he will float back to the surface. But he does and its a good thing his parents didn’t name him Bob. His name is Nick Vujicic. He is an Aussie whose life was changed…
Read MoreMessin’ with Texas: Schedule
I have been enjoying meetings in Houston and Austin. Always fun to mess with Texas. Such a big state with big thinkers and big doers. Houston highlights included a great time with the Union Baptist Association and meeting with really creative pastors like “Poker Pastor” Ken Shuman and “Lost” geek Chris Seay who flew out…
Read MoreA Great Presbyterian Book Turns 60
In an hour I am speaking to some students at the Presbyterian Seminary in Austin, Texas. A great Presbyterian, Dr John Mackay, published a book 60 years ago called “Christianity on the Frontier” Its a good read if you can find it. “True to the central meaning of “theology”, Reformed doctrine is a doctrine of…
Read MoreLausanne Fringe available for download
The audio from the Lausanne Fringe event became available this morning. Thanks John Hewitson, Minister Duncan McLea and the staff at Christ Church Kenilworth. Its called “Church and Mission for those that don’t like either”. The 3 speakers are myself, Michael Frost from Australia and Gaby Ngaboca from Hungary. One pastor and participant at Lausanne…
Read MoreTODAY: The best video I saw at Lausanne Congress
This is an amazing video that I am re-posting here with the actual video content because no one really noticed it the first time. The video is called TODAY. Its a creative animation that shows how kids are playing a vital role in God’s plan for the world. We saw the preview at Lausanne World…
Read MoreHouston Meeting (Nov 4)
Update [Nov 3]: A little background on Houston and my meeting on Nov 4 – which you can register for here. The first time I spoke in Houston was at a Southern Baptist event in 1997 or 1998. We were running the Baptist Community Center in San Francisco at the time and working among street…
Read MoreDallas Nov. 10: African Immersion
African Immersion: Pictures and Impressions. Dallas. November 10. Evening. Drinking mint tea with Saharawi nomads in a camel hair tent. Want to see my pictures of the Sahara and the interesting people we met when we drove our truck to North Africa? My friend Barclay Nelson, who traveled through a number of Southern African countries…
Read MoreLeadership: Be the first [follower]!
I saw this video from Derek Sivers after the TED Conference and assumed everyone has seen it. Not so. Here it is. Derek’s transcript is here.
Read MoreWine Tasting in South Africa
My blog header this month is taken at a winery in Stellenbosch, one of the historic wine areas of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr John Hewitson offered to give us a tour and, as a non-drinker, John was the perfect designated driver for the Stellenbosch Official Research Team which included Gabi and Jason and myself.…
Read MoreI saw Dave Ramsey at Lakewood Church
On Sunday my kids wanted to attend a MEGACHURCH which is never a very good idea. The last time we tried it was at Willow Creek many years ago where something terrible happened: they liked the kids program so much that we had to bring them back the following week. So you can imagine I…
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