Archive for December 20th, 2004
The Emerging Leader Debate Continues
Monday, December 20th, 2004I’m in North Carolina for the Billy Graham Institute for Emerging Evangelists, where the debate continues about how to empower “emerging” leaders to actually lead. Thank God for Eddie Gibbs, professor of evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary. If ever there was a contemporary example of what happens when, as Joel prophesied, the Spirit causes old [...]
In Pursuit of Authentic Community
Monday, December 20th, 2004I had one of those conversations this afternoon. You know — the kind that meanders off totally unexpectedly into a vulnerable and transparent place with someone you barely met, but trust. (Or maybe you don’t know… I’m not sure I did a couple years ago, but I’m learning.) A colleague and I thought we were [...]