Oct
05
2018
For me 2014 brought the proverbial fork in the road. With a resume chalked full of 35 years of ministry gigs in large and varied church settings, from traditional to super hipster — I was struggling with the oft...
Jul
08
2018
We confess we are learning again. Learning what it means to courageously join God in his mission of redeeming the world — one Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhood, workplace, amusement park, school, movie theater, and pub. — In reality one friendship...
Mar
23
2018
Ahh…Spring is in the air! The signs are all around us. Flowers are blooming, daylight savings time is back, and college basketball’s March Madness with its rankings of the 64 best teams is in full swing. And oh yes,...
Feb
22
2018
You’re invited Saturday morning (February 24) as Dr. Michael Stroope from Truett Seminary at Baylor University kicks off the Forge Dallas 2018 Missional Conversations Series at Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, TX.
In our ever changing national and cultural...
Feb
19
2018
How’s that for a help wanted ad! Given the hipster job title “Pilgrim” and stellar job perks you might assume not too many resumes would hit my inbox. But hold on — you might be wrong!
My experience is some...
Dec
19
2017
“What I believe is not what I say I believe, what I believe is what I do!” I’ve always loved this quote by Donald Miller author of Blue Like Jazz. And for me living missional HAD TO become more...
Dec
01
2017
You’re invited to be a part! Beginning January 2018 and for the next five months you can learn from 10 leading missiologist, authors, and missional practitioners — and never leave the DFW metroplex!
When you become a Forge Dallas missionary...
Dec
09
2015
One of my favorite Nyanja words is “Katundu,” which roughly translated means “stuff.” Recently, I was reminded of just how much stuff we have. We moved about 4 years ago and got rid of a lot of katundu, but...
Dec
04
2015
In 2008 country artist Faith Hill released a Christmas album and the first single to hit the airwaves was a song called “A Baby Changes Everything.” With two new borns in our extended family this year, we can relate!
The...
Oct
12
2015
Maps are navigation tools. Need to find your way from “point a” to “point b”? Look at a map.
Now granted, the ancient art of orienteering has gone through an evolution and currently the gold standard is Google and Apple...
