The Bema (βῆμα, בּימה ) : of Prayer and Gardens I was on retreat in Toronto in 1988 when I met Sister Jessica. She became “Jess” when she learned we were Scottish, and her gentle accent and wit helped us adjust to silent meals, strange chapel hours and meditation times. In a day or two […]
Its early evening and my head is jerking, nodding out of control as I fight sleep. Jet lag is one of the hard aspects of making a trip to HopeCC but do I go again? For sure! It is always amazing to see what changes are happening there and the presence of God is seen […]
The BEMA (βῆμα, בּימה ): Chiefly on Prayer In the Cave of the Heart: This is the title of John Michael Talbot’s song written for Christians who pray and meditate, or better, meditate as prayer. This week one newspaper management columnist advised readers to make a “cave” for reflection and rest. His advice was to turn off […]
A Guide to Launching Your FIRST Campus By Dr. Josh Whitehead Copyright 2015 Leadership Network, this article originally appeared here (LINK); reprinted with permission. Although multisite is a “new normal” among churches, launching your first campus is anything but “normal.” In reality, there are few comparisons to preparing to launch your first campus. I hear […]
What does it take? We have been working toward launching a third site for about two years as a congregation. In the last number of months through prayer, articles, videos and conversations, we have been focussing our attention on this possibility in a more deliberate way. We have reminded ourselves of our multi-site strategy for […]
This is a difficult time. We need more leaders. We need more volunteers. We need more money. We need more heart. We are tired. We are burdened. We are hurting. This is the wrong time… In my opinion every one of these things is true. There is so much difficulty. We are in need of […]
Revival. Revival. Dear child, why do you mistrust Me when you don’t understand what is happening in life? You withdraw and turn your back on Me. I love you more than you can ever know! I always have and I always will. I know what is happening and the timing is perfect. I hold you […]
I love this church, and the fact that we are a multisite faith family. I cannot say that enough. However, I think we have some growing to do. I think we need to get small to grow big, just like pruned perennials. Confession time: the last few years of waiting and processing ideas for our […]
Revival. Do you know that my heart breaks just like yours when your loved ones don’t follow Me? I died for them! How I long for them to turn to Me. Keep praying for them. I hear your tears and I am the great I AM! Keep putting them into my hands and trusting Me. […]
Multi-site. It’s the buzz-word around here lately. That’s O.K. because it’s who we are. And it’s O.K. because the fact that we are a multi-site church has been a tremendous joy in my life so far. I have loved serving and leading with the Mission Heights manifestation of our church. It continues to be a […]