A Hybrid Approach to Navigating Change & Complexity Change is ever-present. Church leaders in the U.S. face rapidly shifting contexts,…
Aspects of the “Missional Landscape” in Contemporary North America I am currently involved in three collaborative projects: an interdisciplinary study on flourishing congregations in…
In 1970, futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler wrote a book titled “Future Shock.” They defined future shock as “too much change in too short…
Our current culture has manifested a heightened awareness of social justice issues which gives the church an opportunity to demonstrate and model clear and…
In this e-book, Brad presents 9 key paradigms shifts the church needs to experience when desiring to equip and activate all the people of God to engage in His mission. Every organization, including the church, is built upon underlying paradigms or assumptions. This is not the same thing as the church’s beliefs or theological systems.
The myth of a Christian culture continues to set the mind of the Western church at ease. This myth assumes that the West is,…
Global Vision Our cities and towns are now teeming with different languages, cultures, and remote people groups. Why should we care about this? Because…
When we use the word “missional,” we are affirming that the Church by its very nature is sent into our neighbourhoods and cities as…
Bill Bright (1921–2003) founded Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) on the UCLA campus in 1951 with the primary goal of reaching university student leaders…
Many new churches, especially those in urban areas are intentionally multi-ethnic. It is simply the nature of cities. All kinds of people from all…