Is the Church of the Future Dependent on Magnetic Personalities?

Dan White Jr. is Movement Developer and Coach for The V3 Movement. His new book, Subterranean: Why the Future of the Church is Rootedness is now available. The following excerpt is part of a free chapter you can download here. God had been taking a jackhammer ever so gently to the foundation of my ecclesiology, which was rattling the bones of my …

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6 Principles for Managing Mavericks

Every ministry has its mavericks. The maverick is the rebel within the system who thinks and acts radically different from everyone else but still doesn’t leave. In ranching terms, the maverick is the unbranded calf that regularly separates from the herd and doesn’t easily return to the fold but also doesn’t run off for good. Meeting Mavericks When we meet …

Limited Time Offer! 40% off Dan White Jr.'s New Book Subterranean

The landscape of Christian spirituality in the West is no longer lush with green grass and wild flowers blooming. Instead, across the country we find dry terrain where churches no longer can expect interested seekers–yet most of our solutions for addressing this predicament link to anxiety around our performance and personality. Dan White Jr., V3’s Movement Developer and Coach, addresses …

ICYMI or You Wanna Relive it: #Praxis2015

A few days ago, church planting practitioners from all over the world came together to share stories, strategies, and the Spirit of God with one another in Washington, D.C. Nearly thirty missional leaders including David Bailey, Jon Tyson, Mako Nagasawa, Don Coleman, Lisa Watson, and Debra and Alan Hirsch guided numerous sessions and conversations designed to bridge the span between …

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Looking to Do Evangelism Well? It's About Time.

I think a lot about the importance of living well in every tense—specifically, past, present, future, and present-future tenses. Here, I would like to think out loud, applying this concept to the practice of evangelism, one of the critical skills of well-qualified church planters. Past Tense Before I became a follower of Jesus, I was quite a rebellious iconoclast. It …

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How to Prosper in Post-Christian Culture

Lately, I have been learning a lot about what it means for a community to be a healthy or “abundant” and the importance of community for personal and communal well-being (for this education I am indebted to John McKnight and Peter Block, namely their book The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods). How do you imagine an abundant, …

Partner Spotlight: Fuller Seminary

At The Praxis Gathering, The V3 Movement will host a number of key partners. Each of these organizations provides resources and opportunities that benefit missional church planters. One such partner Fuller Seminary. Here’s how they describe their certificate in church planting: If you are engaged in church planting or planning to be, we would love the opportunity to serve you through …

Partner Spotlight: International Teams

At The Praxis Gathering, The V3 Movement will host a number of key partners. Each of these organizations provides resources and opportunities that benefit missional church planters. One such partner is ITeams. Here’s how they describe their approach: We’re a global non-profit organization fueling a movement to change the future of communities worldwide through integrated community transformation (ICT). We bring people …

Partner Spotlight: Asbury Seminary

At The Praxis Gathering, The V3 Movement will host a number of key partners. Each of these organizations provides resources and opportunities that benefit missional church planters. One such partner is Asbury Seminary. Here’s how they describe their MA in Church Planting: New churches are a vital evangelism tool. As the global church continues to grow, there is a desperate need …