Feeling Like an Evangelistic Failure?

Do you feel like a failure if you haven’t converted anyone? This was the question that my friend asked me about my work in the neighborhood where I live. My friend who is not a Christian, had read my book Urban Spirituality: Embodying God’s Mission in the Neighborhood. In this book, I write about the work I do in my …

How Do We Fix the Drip?

I enjoyed offering a Futures/Creativity Workshop at First Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids last March. As I was leaving the Workshop Pastor Randy Buursma shared “that First CRC Church has always been a “two-fer” congregation.”  I asked “what does that mean?” Randy said “several years ago when I first came to the church being a ‘two-fer’ meant members attending …

Re-Imagining Leadership with Joshua Grace

We are thrilled to be meeting together in Philadelphia this week for The Praxis Gathering! We look forward to Re-Imagining Leadership as we explore soul-healthy leadership, men & women leading together, multicultural leadership, vulnerable leadership, and 5-fold leadership with some of the best on-the-ground church planters and practitioners from across the country. Joshua Grace is one among these, who will who …

Re-Imagining Leadership with Erica and Brandon Wrencher

We are counting down to Praxis Gathering 2018, our fourth annual time together, where we will plummet deep into the hands-on-work of Re-Imagining Leadership with unique emphasis on mutual leadership, emotional healthy leadership, five-fold intelligence, multicultural leadership and leadership in the neighborhood. We are thrilled to have Erica and Brandon Wrencher join us this year. They are among some of the best on-the-ground church planters and …

The Cure for Overwhelmed Church Planters and Pastors

Cut the number of worship services in half. Sound far fetched? It’s possible to do, and it would cut workload considerably. Of course, then you may have to justify your salary. Ultimately, it may be the best move to re-connect with a post-Christians culture. If we look at budgets and responsibilities, the majority of money and time in a church …

A Leadership Perspective from Bed Bugs

It was the middle of the night when we discovered the creepy crawlers all over our pillows, a disturbing realization that my recent outbreak of hives was actually just a nightly encounter with bed bugs. Scrambling to sort out our options for extermination, I was hit with a strange mix of emotions. First, there was utter disgust at the thought …

Praxis to Partner with Table Network Partner

We here at V3 are excited about our partnership with The Table Network at The Praxis Gathering (September 27-29, 2018 in Philadelphia) this year. The Table Network is a network of everyday people extending the freedom and family of Jesus to everyone – one table at a time. They believe that we are all guests at the table Jesus has prepared – not …

Re-Imagining Leadership with Geoff Holsclaw

At Praxis Gathering 2018, our fourth annual time together, we will plummet deep into the hands-on-work of Re-Imagining Leadership with unique emphasis on mutual leadership, emotional healthy leadership, five-fold intelligence, multicultural leadership and leadership in the neighborhood. We are overjoyed to have Geoff Holsclaw join us this year. He is among some of the best on-the-ground church planters and practitioners who will awaken us to the possibilities …