Christian Living

Do Not Be Afraid to Fail

My friend Paul Martin interviewed me on his blog the other day. Paul asked a great question: “Do you think the plant might fail and are you personally prepared for that?” The reality

Relentless

Tom Haines, the church planting director in my denomination’s region, uses a word a lot: relentless. It’s a quality that’s necessary in planting a church, probably because it’s a

Disqualified

The big news in Toronto these days is that our mayor has been removed from office due to a conflict of interest. Everyone has an opinion, and nobody really knows what’s going

Staging

To say the last week has been a blur would be an understatement. Last Friday night we bought a condo in Liberty Village, the community in which we’re planting a church. The

28 Seconds

Michael Bryant had everything: an impressive new job, two great kids, a marriage to a high achiever, a house in the nice part of town, an impressive resume, and all the right connections.