Organize Communities with Paul Sparks at Praxis Gathering ’16

Discipleship happens in a place, and should affect that place. At Praxis Gathering 2016, however, we are focusing on Shaping Disciples for Mission, but we do so with a “place-based lens.” We couldn’t do it without the help of our friend Paul Sparks. Meet Paul Sparks Paul is a has spent 25 years developing expertise in his place-based community development. He …

Episode 33: Katelyn Beaty on A Woman's Place | Author, Managing Editor of Christianity Today, & Cofounder of Her.meneutics

RePLACING CHURCH PODCAST with Ben Katt Katelyn Beaty joins me to talk about themes from her new book about women and work, A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home and the World, and many other topics including: a biblical vision for women’s work in the world the “Mommy Wars” privilege and vocation how (what tend to be) distinctly …

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6 Tips for Holy Waiting

How do we help parishioners use seasons of waiting to strengthen their faith? Summer is filled with transitions. It is a time to wait—holy waiting. It is a time between now and not yet, a time when we are very aware of what is behind us but not sure of what lies ahead. We wait for new jobs, a new …

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Practice Leadership with AJ Swoboda at Praxis Gathering '16

Discipleship is a lost love in our culture of “Go Big or Go Home.” At Praxis Gathering 2016, however, we will gather to recover the act and art of discipleship. This unique, annual church planting experience combines real-time practice with rich theology and deep reflection. Participants of all backgrounds, denominations and ecclesial styles will join together to plummet deep into the …

Episode 32: Noel Castellanos on Where the Cross Meets the Street | CEO, Christian Community Development Association

Noel Castellanos joins me to talk about what Christian community development is and his journey into it, what Ezra and Nehemiah teach us about neighborhood leadership and rebuilding neighborhoods, why planting Sunday-centered churches isn’t enough, what his greatest concerns are for young leaders who care about justice, and how his Chicago neighborhood and the Camino de Santiago opened his eyes …

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Lament with Soong-Chan Rah at Praxis Gathering '16

Discipleship is a lost love in our culture of “Go Big or Go Home.” At Praxis Gathering 2016, however, we will gather to recover the act and art of discipleship. This unique, annual church planting experience combines real-time practice with rich theology and deep reflection. Participants of all backgrounds, denominations and ecclesial styles will join together to plummet deep into the …

Introducing RePLACING Church—Our First Podcast Partnership!

For almost three years, The V3 Movement has been providing top notch articles on Church Planting and the Missional Life. We’re excited to move into a new arena, audio, with our new partner Ben Katt of the RePLACING CHURCH podcast.  We need your help to get the word out about this podcast! Tell your friends, and subscribe and review on iTunes. Meet Ben …

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The 3 Faces of God

How do you speak of that which cannot be said? How do you conceptualize that which in its very nature refuses to be fully captured in concepts? How do you talk about that which translates itself most clearly not in Greek or Hebrew, but in flesh and blood? We are always on a collective journey figuring out faithful and beautiful …