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I love church planting. I’ve committed much of my life to it. My passion is to see new churches planted that transform lives, serve neighborhoods and impact cities. But over the years I’ve seen a kind of church planting that I worry has the potential of doing as much damage as it does good.
In a time when many of the old ways of traditional church in the West are found less and less effective to reaching emerging generations, perhaps we could use some more rule breakers to help us imagine a new way forward. Perhaps some some righteous rebellion is precisely what the church needs.
Jesus taking on flesh was more than a CEO of a major corporation visiting a specific franchise to solve a problem, as in Undercover Boss. Rather, Jesus came to enter into the problem, to befriend the afflicted, to really and truly be one of us.
For 25 years I was a full-time pastor. So, I’m a Bible-guy. I had a radical, “Come to Macedonia” moment that convinced me to resign my pastorate and begin a new adventure with God. In early 2020 I launched an LLC. So, today I’m running a full-time solopreneur business called Teleion, LLC in Fargo, ND.
That means I’m co-vocational because my business is a part of my plan to launch a network of multiplying micro-churches…
Don’t demean the gospel by tossing it out there like a cheap product you’re trying to get some sucker to buy. Allow it to change your life. And while it’s changing your life, deeply invest in the people around you.
Working side by side provides a relational glue that can't be manufactured any other way.
Until we’re ready to lay down the dream versions of community that we foster, we’re setting ourselves up for disappointment and failure. But if we can let go of these romantic notions, then we can begin to love real people.
Very quickly a Microchurch environment can tend to take on the vibe and personality of the organizer. So how do you ensure that each Microchurch or missional community thrives in all the ways of the ministry of Jesus?
I have a simple plea for you in this post: Stop waiting to engage in your God-given purpose.
