Nine Marks has put out an issue on the Multisite Debate with some great contributions from professors and practitioners including folks like Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, John Hammett, JD Greear, and the venerable Richard Baxter!
Author: Jonathan Dodson
The Road in Theatres
In 2006 Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road was a deserving Pulitzer Prize winner. I read it in five days. The film was supposed to release last year but didn’t. Books with the movie covers were printed but still no movie.
If you’ve been wondering if the movie is going to release….it is! In theaters this October with Viggo Mortenson, Charlize Theron and some great shots of post-apocalyptic America.
Coaching Church Planters
I’m in a coaching training with Corporate Coach U right now. About a year ago I went through Coachnet/Coaching 101 with Bob Logan and Scott Thomas. Coaching is definitely in vogue with forward thinking, missional initiatives/networks/denominations, and with good reason.
My first exposure to coaching definitely forced me to rethink my presuppositions. I learned that:
- Good coaches don’t actually give advice; they ask good questions.
- Good coaches can coach any kind of church planter or church planting model.
- Good coaching requires good listening and insightful questioning.
- Good coaches move the coachee along in their thinking, understanding, and approach to ministry.
- Good coaching guides, not informs, the coachee to concrete action.
All these principles are good; however, as Nate recently pointed out, the best coach actually prays for his coachee, loves his coachee, approaches him or her as a fellow disciple under Christ. Good coaching changes the coach and coachee, moving them beyond skills and methods into deeper dependence upon the Holy Spirit.
Patterson: Rabbit vs. Elephant Churches
George Patterson talks about the difference between Rabbit and Elephant churches. Pay close attention:
Thanks to Justin Hroch for putting these clips together!