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10 Practical Ways to Love Evangelistically
This past Sunday, I preached on 1 John 4:7-12 at Grace Community Church of Seal Beach. The prompt was “How do I help people know God?” The answer: Love evangelizes. Love is the engine of evangelism (we...
View ArticleHelpful statements condemning white supremacy
Over the last few days, I’ve struggled with what to say about Charlottesville. I am only a beginner in understanding the issues of race in this country. So, rather than write something, I’m going to...
View Article8 Christian Leaders I am learning from who are African-American
In the last year, I’ve come to realize how many of the people I learn from are white, like I am. So, I’ve tried to expand that circle a bit this year, and listen more to leaders of color. My goal is...
View ArticleChurches I visited during sabbatical
I’ve just completed a 12 week sabbatical. I visited 19 churches during that time. I should say, I visited 19 worship services. I didn’t observe their mission activities, their elder meetings, or their...
View Article2018 “Thank You” List
Here are 18 people, books, media, and institutions I’m grateful for from 2018: The women who persistently, bravely, and selflessly forced the church to confront issues of abuse, especially Rachael...
View ArticleFour Reasons Success in Ministry is Hard to Hold Onto
I recently talked with a friend in ministry who had reached a significant career milestone, but he struggled with how to talk about it. Could he be proud of accomplishing something? His comments stood...
View ArticleReference List for Doctoral Project on Elder Training
Anderson, Daryl K. 2009. Developing A ReachGlobal Leadership Pipeline Focusing On Three Levels Of Leadership. Doctor of Ministry project. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Agosto, Efrain. 2005....
View ArticleResources on Race and the Christian faith
Here are some resources from Christian leaders who are black. Obviously, there are many more evangelical leaders we could list, especially from Latino and Asian-American backgrounds. But I confined the...
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Why are verses “missing” from the ESV and NIV?
Here’s the facebook message I’ve had concerned members contact me about lately. So, what’s the deal? Why are we using a “corrupt” Bible that’s out to undermine our faith? I can reassure you, though,...
View ArticleA prayer for America on the weekend of July 4, 2020
These are my remarks and a pastoral prayer from last Sunday at Grace Community Church of Seal Beach. They’ve been edited for a written format. You can see the video here, starting at 23:53. This...
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