Fellowship: Where Things Get Real
Fellowship is a non-negotiable. Without it, the church, the ekklesia, and kingdom communities cannot be legitimate. At least, they are starkly incomplete. You might be saying, but our church is friendly! We have coffee and snacks after the service! And as nice as those things are, they are not fellowship. The problem lies in translation. The […]
Worship: Breaking Out of Autopilot
Have you ever been driving your car somewhere, only to “wake up” and realize that you’ve spent the last 5 minutes in mental autopilot heading in the wrong direction? Your car is heading home, but you fully intended to go to the grocery store. Our subconscious is often a huge blessing, but sometimes, it leaves us heading home without bread for dinner.
Witness is a Noun, Not a Verb
I feel a great sense of inadequacy to sit down and write a blog on witness. Yet, I believe it is so essential to what we are as ekklesia (church) that I must at least try to frame why it matters and where we should focus our attention.
Leadership in Kingdom Communities
Few topics get as much heated debate as leadership in church communities. In today’s blog post, my goal is to frame three principles that are simple, yet can radically alter for the better, the current models of leadership in the church.
Every Member Involvement
It is clear in the New Testament that every member of the ekklesia (assembly or congregation) should participate in gatherings to edify and encourage one another as they assemble. In fact, this was normative. Believers expected to have the privilege and obligation to bless each other using the gifts the Holy Spirit had given them. It was not a cultural thing. It was a Spirit thing.
In Community, Together
Our L555 mission statement is, helping leaders tackle big systemic problems together in community.
Today, we dig into reasons why we ‘tack on’ in community. Is it because the idea of community makes us feel warm and cozy? Or are there other reasons? I’d like to offer five reasons why community is essential to our mission.
Why Systemic Change is So Important
When you are ill, most people would agree that the doctor should treat the root of the problem, not just the symptoms. Yet much of what we do in church and mission is treating symptoms. There’s an understandable reason why this is the case. At Lead555, we believe this pandemic of easy-out, short-term thinking is […]
The Catalyst: The Type of Leader Needed for Desperate Times
Lead555 specifically aims to identify and train catalytic leaders within the global Christian community. Many types of leaders play important roles in serving, and many Biblical examples of the importance of leaders. So why do we focus on catalytic leaders?
It’s Okay to Rethink Church
At L5, we are about leadership training – specifically training Christian leaders to tackle big problems together, as they seek to serve Christ.