A few years ago I stumbled across this article by Peter Drucker on life-long learning and events that shaped the path, values and direction of his life. It’s a keeper. My Life as a Knowledge Workerby Peter Drucker I was not yet 18 when, having finished high school, I left my native Vienna and went... Read More

My son stands watch tonight as July 4th sees its final hours in Baghdad. The fireworks he has seen today are not symbolic–they are the “bombs bursting in air.” He has seen the “rocket’s red glare.” The youthful days of backyard barbecues and sitting on a blanket at the golfcourse looking with other innocents into... Read More

Last summer I did a study on “the kingdom” simply because I found myself talking more about the kingdom of God but really understanding little about it. So I just printed out all 170+ references in the New Testament and began reading them every day for a month. The following is the fruit of my... Read More

Church Planting (“Movements Everywhere”)The Shaping of Things to Come–Frost and HirschHouses that Change the World–Wolfgang SimsonLiquid Church–Pete WardThe House in the Church…a Return to Simple Church–Bob FittsCultivating a Life for God– Neil ColeThe Global House Church Movement–Rad ZderoThe Celtic Way of Evangelism—George HunterHouse Church Networks–Larry KreiderPlanting New Churches–Ed StetzerJohn Wesley’s Class Meetings–D. Michael HendersonCommunity of... Read More

A couple of months ago Rich Swanson asked me to take a morning and address the Campus Crusade’s School of Leadership. The topic I requested was “Movements everywhere.” The “school” consists of 20 days of classes and attracts movement leaders from the campus ministry, military ministy and others intent on honing their leadership skills. The... Read More

Last year I read, for the first time, Agustine’s Confessions–recognized as the first true autobiography. As part of my DMin program I wrote up a book summary but as an addendum wrote out quotes that I wanted to have available. They are now posted here for you. On the singularity of being and doing“In you... Read More

Jesuits, unlike other monastic orders, were not known for their isolated spiritual disciplines. Each initiate went through an initial 30 days of “spiritual exercises”–four or five one-hour meditations and reflections on one’s life and call. This so shaped the Jesuits that often they referred to themselves as “Men of the Exercises” as they felt bound... Read More

On the way back from Mexico I finished “Heroic Leadership–How a 450 year-old company changed the world”–and the title was an accurate description of the book. Founded by Ignatius Loyola, when he was 49, the Jesuits cut a huge swath across the globe, founding 30 colleges in 12 years, 200 in the first 60 years... Read More

The Mexican Pastors Conference finished up strong. Sam gave a strong devotional on God’s heart for cities along with an overview of what we’ve seen God do in city-reaching movements around the world. I finished with a session on strategic planning along with a time for leaders from each of these cities to write out... Read More