I’m looking forward to a new year. There is always something motivating about change. Every year I spend the last few days looking back to learn and looking ahead for motivation and clarity. I hope to post more on this later. Necole and I spent the majority of yesterday evaluating our present situation and discussing [...]

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It’s that time of the week again.  Matt Chandler shares his weekly schedule. Geez…dude makes a huge weekend sacrifice . JR Woodward has two good post on re-imagining leadership here and here. Ben Arment says we need to do away with mission statements and adopt mantras.  Scott Hodge gives us a sacred reminder.  Alan Hirsch continues to [...]

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U2 has announced the date of it’s latest album: No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Monday 2nd March 2009. Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group’s 12th studio album and is their first release since the 9 million selling [...]

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When I started blogging in 2003 it was a fun way to communicate some thoughts and ideas that I was working through. For the most part my close friends followed my blog. But soon the blogging virus spread and  blogging became a platform to communicate with other church planters and missional thinkers across the globe. [...]

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It’s a cool crisp morning in Austin. I was reading some scripture this morning and  journaling. Truthfully I’ve been dealing with a lot of internal anxiety as of late. (like everybody else I guess)  Doing my best to make good decisions, seeking God’s will and praying to hear His voice. Yet every time I read scripture I get [...]

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I had multiple conversations with people who still actually bookmark blogs so they can read them, which seems a bit archaic to me in the age of RSS. So if you read my blog or any other blog, you can use newsreader like Google or Bloglines and subscribe to my blog feed:    http://feeds.feedburner.com/simplymissional   [...]

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Jonathan Dodson is a friend and fellow Austin Church Planter. He recently spoke at the Acts 29 Bootcamp in Dallas. His topic was Spirit-led Ecclesiology: Following The Spirit Through Church Planting.  I personally think this is a much needed discussion for all church planters. Jonathan argues that church planters can fall into two categories. 1. Apostolic Moxy: [...]

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I have a deep passion for the local church. I’ve given much of who I am to the local church. My family has sacrificed deeply for the local church. It’s truly a privilege and honor. But I also have a passion for the global church. Somehow I want to be a part of both. A [...]

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Hello friends and Simply Missional readers. I do my best not to make this blog a space for fundraising. But today that is going to change. I need your help, we as a community need to act. My friend Steven just returned from Zimbabwe and the news is not good. From Steven:  The desperation in [...]

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Last week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all consumers, that is not bad. We need to consume to keep the economy flowing which hopefully can help resource people. If we’re not greedy and we choose to consume with wisdom, [...]

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