I had the bright idea this month to take a 5 week intensive German class in a nearby city. Each day I go to class. It is a class that meets from 1 – 5 pm each afternoon. The class is interesting in that there are 12 people or so in the class from 9 [...]
June 30, 2010
Missions, Partnerships
Been reading through the book “A Godward Life” by John Piper as part of my devotion in the mornings. I use it as a supplement to my bible reading. I like to read the Bible through each year though I must admit I do not always make it. There are portions that seem to [...]
June 25, 2010
holy spirit, Missional Living
Normally I use park benches to stop and tie my shoes while on a run or something. This morning I realized that you can actually stop and sit down on them. What a novel idea for someone to put a park bench in a strategic place. I love living here in Germany. We have a [...]
June 22, 2010
live missionally, margins
I have the opportunity to talk with quite a few of our Skybridge Community members. We are indeed a community in various stages of our journey here in Europe. • We are pastors looking at this as a viable way to send workers to the field. • We are marketplace workers looking for a job [...]
June 15, 2010
business as missions, europe, Skybridge
I must admit one of my favorite videos from our trip is this one. Why? This is one of the BIG reasons why I do what I do at Upstream Collective. If I had one “DO OVER” in my church planting time in the states during the 90s it would be that I did not [...]
June 7, 2010
Missions, Partnerships
I am often asked “what are our next steps in global missions as a church”? Before I give a quick easy as 1,2,3 answer (smile) take a look at this short video. One of the first things that needs to happen as a church is to figure out “to whom is God sending you?” This [...]
June 4, 2010
London, Missions, Partnerships
Taking some time this week to review my time in London and Paris for our Jet Set trip. We had an awesome trip. Very excited about how God is using this time together. As I took a look at the videos several things jumped out at me. I hope you will take a few minutes [...]
June 2, 2010
europe, Missions, The Upstream Collective