Category Archives: the how

Joining God In Mission: The Myth of Rapid Reproduction

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Phil

One thing that has been helpful for me as we seek to lay the foundation for an obedience-based faith movement (a.k.a. Church Planting Movement) is acknowledging the myth of “rapid” reproduction. My mind is blown by the exponential growth of church … Continue reading →

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Joining God In Mission: Should you get paid to serve?

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Phil

If you are called to be a Christian leader/pastor/missionary/etc, that does not automatically mean God is asking you to get paid for it.  “Who should the church pay to serve?”  This is the question Neil Cole is thoughtfully addressing from … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Mission Field: Strategic Places and Strategic Living

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Phil

Thoughts on strategy from a recent Way of Life Village gathering… When we started out on this mission we told people why East Hollywood is a strategic place for us to share and demonstrate the message of Jesus Christ. People … Continue reading →

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Missionary Methods: Investing in the God behind the experiment

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Phil

  [Minor editing to this article has occurred since it originally was posted.] What we’re doing in LA is an experiment. Some churches don’t like to support experiments. 

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Life In EHO: Being evangelized by the Bahá’í

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Phil

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a couple months.  There are some Bahá’í missionaries who come to our neighborhood every Monday night to convert all of us to the Bahá’í Faith

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Discipling Our Kids: Breakfast stories

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Phil

We share God’s Word in written form.  For those who can read and like to read.    We also share it in spoken form.  Many people can’t read and even some educated people prefer not to read.  Oral tradition is alive … Continue reading →

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Faith-Sharing: From a simple party to the Word of God

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Phil

While we were doing a filming project this weekend, we interviewed a neighbor whom I will call Devon.  He told me that he doesn’t like religions but ever since he and his wife met our two families they have started to … Continue reading →

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