I can’t help but make the connection between movements in history and God driving Christ-followers toward the frontiers of “brokenness”—toward those places where Jesus doesn’t fully rule and reign. Love this visionary piece from the Levi’s “go forth” campaign. It’s the kind of “vision-casting” that would help build movements and drive Christ-followers toward bringing Kingdom change in the broken places. Reggie McNeal may have something in his definition of ‘missional’–“The people of God, partnering with God, in his redemptive mission in the world.”

Having recently returned from Haiti, Lecrae’s Far Away continues to bring tears to my eyes and cause me to wonder if, the church has work to do, that “things are somehow broken on purpose.” That God is working a redemptive purpose in which all of us who name Jesus as King should be engaged.

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Got busy with our efforts at Kingdom change in Haiti; forced into a blogging hiatus on “movement building.”  Still reflecting on the lessons of “movements” and helping bring Kingdom change to Haiti…hope to comment soon. I’ve included a recent report to ministry partners (Tri-Lakes Chapel) on the rather tough time we had in Haiti. Official report begins at 17 minute point after I’ve unpacked some thinking on 4 Chapter Gospel and its rationale for understanding the wide breadth of the gospel’s role in Haiti.

Haiti Report: Living in the 4th Chapter here

Haiti Video to go with Haiti Report

More Haiti Photos

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Solitude and Leadership

April 3, 2010

I’ve been reflecting on a challenging lecture by Willaim Deresiewicz, given to the freshmen class (plebes) at West Point last October. He highlights the temptations to “climb the slippery pole of hierarchy” in today’s bureaucracies, becoming technocrats instead of leaders. Using excerpts out of Joseph Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness, he brings out how easy [...]

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An Unshaken Haiti

March 27, 2010

Love this video; love how Scott Harrison and the folks at charity:water are building a movement around water. We have much to learn from them on the blending of gospel words and deeds. I really like the line where the Haitians’ say …. we are ready to give you our courage… For those of us [...]

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The Disciple-Making Strategy of Jesus

March 24, 2010

Michael Hyatt did a good job of building on Robert Coleman’s excellent Master Plan of Evangelism in his discussion of Jesus’ leadership strategy here.

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The Crazy Ones

March 10, 2010

Years ago, Apple put together this video. I like it, it challenges me to change the world. Years ago, Dr Bright invited many of us to “come help change the world.” He was crazy enough to believe it. I think we should be to. Crazy enough to believe God could us our students and faculty [...]

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Be Creative

March 4, 2010

Often, we wait for our organizations to bid us “create.” They wont. In reality, all organizations are stuck in their ways. Yet, even though they wont admit it, they long deep down for us to “create.” So, we need to create “unbidden.” Movement leaders create, they operate outside of organizational or institutional borders and expectations. [...]

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Take a Risk

February 28, 2010
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