Multi-Site Or ‘One-Service-Only?’ A Question of Evangelistic Faithfulness
This is the first of four posts on whether the multi-site can be a wise application of biblical ideals set out for the church. From the...
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Sep 17, 20141 min read
Jonathan Edwards’ Newest Book
You read that right: Jonathan Edwards just published a new book. No, not the puritan Jonathan Edwards, but a friend of mine by the same...
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Sep 11, 20146 min read
Don’t Be A Fundamentalist (Calvinist Or Otherwise)
Heresy can be what you believe, but perhaps just as often, heresy is the weight you give an issue you believe. “Fundamentalism” might be...
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Aug 27, 20145 min read
What David Platt’s IMB Presidency Signals About Our Future
This morning, the International Mission Board (IMB) trustees announced David Platt as the new IMB President. I have no doubts that he is...
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Aug 10, 20143 min read
26 Ways to “Provoke the 1 Peter 3:15 Question” at Work
I mentioned in this weekend’s sermon that the Apostle Paul lived in such a way that he provoked a question. Peter said it this way: “In...
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Jul 21, 20141 min read
“Ready to Launch”: People Like Me Much Better When Veronica is Present
I had a lot of fun filming these 10-second video promos for Ready to Launch with Veronica. She automatically brings the “watchability”...
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Jul 7, 20142 min read
8 Questions to Boost Your Productivity
The commonsense wisdom of Pareto and Parkinson seems rather obvious: “Identify the few critical tasks that contribute most to your...
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Jul 3, 20143 min read
What Pareto & Parkinson Can Teach Us About Productivity
I recently read a fascinating book called The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. The premise: what would your life look like if you took...
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Jul 1, 20141 min read
“Ready To Launch” Is . . . Ready To Launch!
When Lifeway contacted Veronica and me to write a resource on parenting, we were understandably hesitant. As any parent knows, few...
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Jun 23, 20142 min read
Business Brings Blessing to a Community
I’m encouraged by the growing movement to use business as a way to gain access to unreached parts of the world. For many businessmen and...
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Jun 14, 20141 min read
Reading the Bible with Your Non-Believing Friends
There are many non-believing people in our community who think of themselves as religious and are open to having spiritual conversations....
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May 12, 20142 min read
“Recovering Redemption” – The Gospel Is The Power To Change
I’m excited to pick up Matt Chandler and Michael Snetzer’s Recovering Redemption: A Gospel-Saturated Perspective on How to Change, which...
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Apr 10, 20143 min read
Worshiping With Outsiders In Mind
I’ve been re-reading Tim Keller’s Center Church, an immensely helpful and frequently challenging book. Among Keller’s many insights, I...
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Apr 8, 20142 min read
Why I Love “Our God Is Unstoppable”
There are a few things that everyone expects you as the pastor to do. Praising and affirming those things that people on your staff team...
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Apr 7, 20143 min read
Dragged Into the Kingdom, Kicking and Screaming
C. S. Lewis has one of the more intriguing stories of conversion. In his autobiography, Surprised by Joy, he called himself “the most...
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Mar 31, 20144 min read
Leaders in the Church: Listen to God’s Pep Talk
This guest post comes from the pen (figuratively speaking) of Spence Shelton, the Summit’s Pastor of Spiritual Formation. Check out his...
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Mar 12, 20144 min read
But in Multi-Site, I Don’t Know the Pastor
It has been nearly 10 years since The Summit Church moved to a multi-site strategy. We’ve learned a lot during that time, and continue to...
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Mar 3, 20143 min read
Shouldn’t I Love God More By Now?
Pastor J.D., I’ve been thinking a lot about something you mentioned in a sermon a few weeks ago. You said that you went through the...
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Feb 27, 20144 min read
Why Plant Campuses, When You Can Plant Churches Instead?
One of the most frequent objections I get to our multi-site approach is this: “Why do you plant more campuses when you can...
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Feb 24, 20142 min read
The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
I am in the midst of reading this fascinating work, the combined efforts of one of America’s foremost theologians and renowned...
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