"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Five Important Contemporary Books on Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
In my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, "The Fruitful Life," I explored what it means to lead a fruitful life with God based in what we encounter in Psalm 1 and John 15. Amidst that message, I shared a basic framework for spiritual formation, or discipleship, that came from Dallas Willard. Reflecting on that …
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A Practical Guide to Ministry Follow-Up
Ministry is about God. It is His work and His kingdom we are all about. But at the same time, ministry is all about people. We work with God but we do it as we work with and alongside of people. This morning at our staff meeting at Eastbrook Church, I led us through a …
WWJT: What Would Jesus Tweet (!?!)
In my ever-continuing conversation with folks out there about the uses of social media, from Facebook to blogging to Twitter, I've encountered another bit of fodder for the conversation. It came via a Twitter re-tweet that I read entitled "7 Reasons Christians Should Twitter." Before I make any comments on this let me say that, …
When Is It Strategic to Shut Down a Ministry?
In a recent blog post, Will Mancini, author of Church Unique, writes about why North Point Community Church (home to Andy Stanley) shut down one of its most strategic ministries, 7:22. Mancini interviewed Jarrett Stevens about this strategic shut-down, who was hired from Willow Creek for the task of taking 7:22 to the next level …
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