Lead Like Jesus. Live On Mission. Make Disciples.
According to a recent Barna survey, 41% of Christians follow the liturgical year “very closely throughout the year,” with more people following it more loosely. This seems to represent a growing number of people over the past few years, according to informal conversations we have with those we coach and train.
Lent starts on Ash Wednesday (March 6 this year), and lasts until Easter Sunday (April 21st this year).
Numerous studies confirm that the American church is in decline.
Alan Roxburgh, in his book Joining God, Remaking the Church, Changing the World, shares the following statistic:
Reading, both widely and deeply, is a vital discipline for any leader. But reading is especially important for the Christian leader, because our way of leadership (following Jesus) isn’t just pragmatic. It’s a inherently theological pursuit that demands we reflect deeply on our relationships regularly.
We asked our team to give us a few favorite books from 2018, and we’ve got a list below, in no particular order. (Note: these aren’t necessarily books that were released this year, just books we happened to read this year.)
I came to know the love of Jesus for the first time at a church plant.
I then had the privilege of being a part of one of the most impactful church-planting churches in the Midwest for over ten years, having a hand in the start-up of various campuses and plants. [Read more…]
This past weekend (Oct 26-27, 2018) we held our first ever National Gathering for the Gravity Leadership Community.
We hosted 50 people or so in a day and a half of teaching, discussion, collaboration, and prayer on the themes of shaping communities for mission in our frenetic world.
