Years ago, I sat in a local Cava on my lunch break and heard a conversation between two young men sitting next to me. They were talking about planting a church in Southeast D.C. Immediately, my ears perked up because after seminary, I spent two years working in Southeast D.C. with a faith-based nonprofit creating …
What is evangelism? That is a great question. Over the years I’ve discovered that there are as many definitions of “evangelism” as there are people offering definitions. Some focus on the message, others on results, some on the recipients of the message and still others on the methods used. I like to define evangelism as …
So what exactly is a mission shaped church? Let’s start by looking in the mirror and answering the question, “What shapes your church?” I believe every single church is shaped by something. Some churches are shaped by worship, others by a particular ministry and unfortunately some are shaped by the preferences of your current members. …