V3 is proud to be a Partner of Missio Alliance. We’re especially excited about Missio’s upcoming event, Being Truly Human: Re-imagining the Resurrectional Life taking place May 7-9. On their website, the event is described this way: The Cross is Not Enough. While obviously of profound significance, the cross seems to have usurped the resurrection as the unique centerpiece of Christian …
Ed Choy is a husband, father, pastor, writer and V3 Church Planter. Currently he’s in the early stages of planting Restoration Church in Baltimore, Maryland. The Restoration website describes their hope for the church to become “a diverse community of faith joining God in the restoration of all things.” As a part of his preparation to plant, Ed has been participating in …
San Francisco, my home for 18 years now, is sometimes called an “Alpha City.” It is strategically and globally linked to the rest of the world through commerce, the financial sector, and especially within the larger region, hundreds of thousands of temporary and permanent immigrants. The top Alpha Cities in North American include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, …
There are a lot of events for Church Planters these days. The Praxis Gathering stands out by creating space to interact with fellow practitioners. Each presenter is currently at work in grounded missional practice in different contexts throughout North America. Jon Tyson is one of the 27 practitioner presenters you’ll get to spend quality time with at The Praxis Gathering. Jon helped plant …
Tony Stefko is a Church Planter in Clarksville, Tennesee. He works bi-vocationally and is developing a unique and incarnational church community among his neighborhood and co-workers. We asked Tony to share a little about his experience in a V3 Learning Cohort. You can learn more about Tony and Quad 4 Church here. What originally drew you to the V3 learning …
Jesus final instructions might sound simple: Go and make disciples. Yet, there is often confusion about what a disciple is, and what is means to be a disciple-maker. The V3 Movement is committed to equipping you make disciples, plant churches and start a movement. In this video, Tim Catchim answers common questions that will help you do just that! “I …
Last Friday was the 70th anniversary of the death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The German theologian and dissident, was hanged for opposing the Nazi regime. He is not just remembered for his death, but for his clear articulation of the incarnational faith, ministry and community in works such as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together. Attributed “Silence in the face of …
One of my favorite things to say about church planters is that almost anyone who knows and loves God, people and appropriately loves self can start a church of some kind. Here are a few people whose stories come to mind. There all named Bill. Bill Wagner: Racquetball and Iran Bill Wagner has planted ten churches in four countries: the …
Power is a tricky thing. I remember as a teenager discovering I had some speed and athleticism. I was no Superman, but I was a fast little goober that could throw the ball on target. That was enough in my small school to push me to the front. I made the football team and found I had power on the …
Today is Maundy Thursday! Are you ready for Good Friday? Holy Saturday? Easter? Christine Sine keeps a running list of Holy Week resources blog. They include: Resources for Celebrating Holy Week With Kids Resources for Palm Sunday Resources for Maundy Thursday Resources for Good Friday Stations of the Cross Resources for Easter Sunday