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A lot’s been happening on the gender issue in our denomination, but I really don’t have the stomach to get into it. It’s gone from being theological to mostly political,

I’ve just been asked, “Why have you devoted your life to serving the local church and what keeps you motivated?” Those are pretty dangerous questions to ask of me these days. Here,

From The Shaping of Things to Come: Right up front we want to confess our belief that the planting of new, culturally diverse, missional communities is the best way forward for the church

A list of trends identified through the Easum Bandy Advanced Forums: Team ministries replacing charismatic leadership Developing cultures of equipping where every level of the congregation is seens as potential leader Church planting

Lousy Ed didn’t get a flu shot and won’t be able to preach on Sunday, which is supposed to be a day off for me. To top it off, he promised