Too often young adults are thought to be ambivalent and uncaring. A perceived lack of involvement is interpreted as a lack of concern.
As Park Street Brethren Church seeks new horizons and depths, it’s more important than ever for young adults to intentionally reverse misperceptions and engage in the change process with passion and honesty. Much of the future is yours to [...]

Last year, before I was called to be Lead Pastor at Park Street Church, I sent out my resume with a cover letter. Here is part of what I said. You can decide if my wife was right in thinking I may have been too blunt.
“Dear Yada, I am sending you my resume [...]

Lately I’ve been pondering a whole slew of things.  Among them has been the evangelistic impulse of the church that calls us all to share the gospel and bring the life-saving message of Jesus to those around us.  The impetus for such a grand movement of God’s people flows of out Jesus’ words, post-Resurrection, found [...]

While reading, found a list of great questions we should always ask about any (and all) worship gatherings with which we’re involved:

Did we lift the name of Jesus up as a centerpiece of why we gathered? (See Revelation 5:6 and 5:13-14, Colossians 3:17, and Philippians 2:9-11.)
Did we have a time in the Scriptures learning the [...]

My good friend Ryan and I were talking after PrayerMoves last night. We stood, leaning against our cars in the parking lot of 710, sort of enjoying the perfect air and some too-long-in-coming conversation.  Mosquitoes were out for the first time this spring and we slapped at them a bit as we verbally swatted away [...]

You gotta read Jason Barnhart’s blog to get some of this. Go there now, by clicking here: Windmills
For me, Alan Hirsch remains credible because he presents good data and because what he says makes sense. He’s not just a bunch of bluster and unsubstatiated opinion. He also has been an observer of trends in England [...]

The first presenter from the Q conference that I would like to interact with via blogging is Alan Hirsch.  The title of his presentation, “Post-Christendom Mission.”  Soem of you are probably like, “Whoa, post-Christendom?  Are we stuck in the Middle Ages?”  The premise of this presentation is one that we seriously need to ponder as [...]