What if Starbucks wrote your mission statement
A couple weeks ago I was speaking to a group of missional city leaders in Oklahoma City and said that I wanted... Read More
“You’re doing a good job!”
When our oldest son Andy was six we were sitting in church and being the first Sunday of the month Pastor Bob... Read More
What people want in their city
What makes a community a desirable place to live? What makes people happy to live where they live? What attaches a person... Read More
City transformation as a platform
Maybe you’ve heard the term “platform” thrown around lately. You politely nod your head and mutter, “yea…platform….that’s where it’s at.” But what... Read More
How tables builds community
Last Saturday Liz, and four friends from work went to TEDx MileHigh. Of course it was a great event but the thing... Read More
What makes Boulder a great tech city
A few months ago I read Brad Feld’s The Startup Community: Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in your city. As I read Feld... Read More
To Transform a City in Word Cloud
Several years ago I attended a one-day seminar on the “Visual Display of Quantitative Information” by Edward Tufte. Tufte’s work is based... Read More
The least missional thing people can do—know the names of our neighbors
Most every pastor wants to help people grow and multiply their missional effectiveness as much as they possibly can but what if... Read More
The science and theology of generosity
A couple days ago two young couples came over to our house for some Bible study—nothing too profound. Each time we’ll be... Read More
Thinking about cities
As of May, 2007 more people live in cities than live in rural areas and that trend is never going back. God... Read More