The design of a space is never neutral; it always communicates some specific value. For example, what does it say about someone’s values if they set their living room T.V. off in a corner, while all the furniture is turned towards a window looking out into the backyard? The way a room is set up communicates certain values. Physical spaces …
Welcoming a Royal Opportunity
Were you one of the two billion people who viewed the Royal Wedding? If you did I bet you were among those who were impressed by not only the pomp and circumstance but by the surprising Gospel music and compelling message. What Impressed you most about the Royal wedding? Were you also impressed by the remarkable impact for our British …
Curiosity and Adventure in Soul Care
As a kid growing up in Southern California, I spent a lot of time in the water. I loved the adventure of swimming in the ocean and the challenge of making it out to the recreational buoys and back again. They were just far away enough to feel a little dangerous. Maybe it was the hard work of swimming or …
8 Church Website Mistakes Many Planters Make
You’re a church planter. You’ve been working on your vision documents for months. You’ve been spending lots of money having coffee and meals in your home with potential team members. You finally feel like you’re gaining some momentum. It seems that this is the culmination of a lot of things God has been doing in your life for years, and …
Sustainable Life Rhythm – Learning From Creation
Augustine wrote that some people in order to find God will read a book. He maintained however, that God has already provided a “big book” to teach us – the book of created nature. “Look carefully at it top and bottom, observe it, read it. God did not make letters of ink for you to recognize him in; he set …
Free Webinar: Soul Care in the Midst of Church Planting
We live in a 24/7 culture of endless productivity, workaholism, distraction, burnout, and anxiety–a way of life to which we’ve sadly grown accustomed. Church Planters live in this exhausted world and by nature of starting a new church from scratch feel the pressure to make an impact immediately. It is easy to give into this urgent system of survival and …
Three People a Day
When I moved to California to plant a church I knew that I needed to have some kind of goal. I didn’t want that goal to be one that measured how fast we would grow numerically because I felt like that would put unhealthy pressure to grow at any cost and, potentially, hijack the vision for the church. But I …
The V3 Movement Partners with The Voices Conference
WE NEED A UNITED VOICE. One that understands from experience, the plight of communities of color and seeks to channel that understanding to make lasting positive change. The Voices Conference experience is created by leaders of color for leaders of color. The marginalized and isolated need a space for collaboration and communal support. V3 is delighted to sponsor The Voices Conference …