This past weekend had what turned out to be a great conference converging great minds and radical practitioners in little ol’ Springfield, MO. I am pleased that I am able to say that Adam Moore and I were able to contribute something to the conference. Both Adam & I both have a good amount of experience doing […]

Wendell Berry from Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community: My interest here is not in the quality or the point of Mr. Kopit’s play, which I did not see (because I do not willingly subject myself to offense). I am interested in the article about him and his play merely as an example of the conventionality […]

[When] asked if he wanted to do market research, [Jobs] said, “No, because customers don’t know what they want until we’ve shown them.” I’ve said this same thing in regards to the structure and style church worship services. If people haven’t been shown or taught a different way, how can they be expected to desire […]

At least a month ago I got an idea for Lent. I had been thinking for sometime about a way to explore and express the Lenten journey in a creative way. I desired to find a way of walking through this time which wasn’t simply marked by giving up a basic desire. I wanted to […]

The Clayfire Curator recently posted this question on their blog: “Do you use non-sacred Christmas music in December worship?“ Here was my reply & conversation with @Clayfire about it on Twitter:     Below is my longer response that I posted on their Facebook page: I didn’t mean to sound contentious with my statement. But […]

There is something I’ve noticed for a while. I’ve thought about it quite a bit, without a clear resolve. It is a question of information and human relations. We live in a world where people have huge amounts of information at their disposal. With such immediate and constant access that smartphones and always-on-broadband-internet gives us, […]

I was listening to someone share their journey through religion recently. Like so many who grew up in the Baptist church, she recalled the many altar calls she responded to as a child. And my thought while listening to her reflect, was of course why not. Anyone who has grown up within such a tradition—where […]

I received a message from someone recently… God wanted me to ask you what you are learning. Not what you are learning from books or from other people,and not what you are learning to share with others. But what are you learning from God? No reply needed..just being obedient to ask the question. There is […]

I’ve had a perpetual conversation between friends in regards to worship. It has been said that our church is ahead of the curve. Some have said they are so thankful to be a part of this church’s worship. Some have said that it is deeply life-giving for them, especially considering their recent church history. But […]

Rarely does a book captivate my attention and my desire to experiment, try something new. Mark Scandrette’s book Practicing the Way of Jesus is an interesting mix of theology, stories, examples, advice, resources. Though most of all it is an invitation. He has crafted it in such a beautiful way to draw you into reimagining great […]