Real Meal Cafe

If the first step in learning to speak human is working to frame a biblical view of humanity, then the second key element is the necessity of becoming a student of human culture.
The basis for this second strategy is rooted in the command “Love your neighbor as yourself.â€? Love is the basis for studying […]

As we seek to live missional lifestyles and to shape, form, and lead communities of faith that embody mission as their raison d’etre, it is crucial for us to think about how we communicate the Gospel. As we seek earnestly to follow Jesus’ imperative of “Making disciplesâ€?, we need to learn to […]

I have been asked to answer the following question for Asbury Theological Seminary’s Herald magazine:
1) In what way/ways could one person’s sanctification be important to someone else?
2) How are some practical ways that the holiness message can be taught to people who live in the inner cities of America?
How would you answer these?
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I have been added to the 2007 Faculty of the International Mentoring Network. Above is my “faculty picture.” The IMN is the brain child of innovative church leader Alex McManus. Alex is one of the most creative and inspiring followers of Jesus whom I have met. He is also a good friend.
The […]

As I continue to reflect on my experience at Origins last month, I want to turn specifically to the leadership lessons that I learned. The principal focus of the leadership talk was ethos. Erwin Raphael McManus carries the title “Lead Pastor and Cultural Architectâ€?. As Cultural Architect at Mosaic, Erwin’s main responsibility […]

The consistency of language is striking in Deuteronomy and Joshua surrounding the leadership transition from Moses to Joshua. Joshua is repeatedly and consistently exhorted by various witnesses to “be strong and courageous.” In Deuteronomy 3:28, God tells Moses to invest strength and courage in Joshua. In Deuteronomy 31:6 and 31:7, Moses in […]

Here is another installment on my Origins “experience.”
Three (if not all) of Mosaic’s core values are intimately related:
Mission is why the church exists and love is the context of mission and relevance to culture is not optional. All these shape the way in which this community of faith, love, and hope reaches out to […]