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I recently came across some of Brad Brisco’s Facebook posts about bivocational and covocational church planting, and they really got me thinking. Brad Brisco, is a leading voice in missional church planting. CLARIFYING THE TERMS Probably you’ve heard about the concept of bivocational church planting. Covocational could be a new concept. Therefore it’s good to… Continue reading (MICRO) CHURCH PLANTING: A FIRST-CENTURY APPROACH FOR TODAY

For many years, I faithfully participated in the traditional model of church. Yet over time, I became increasingly convinced that the classical way of doing church often struggles to produce genuine disciples. Too frequently, church becomes centered around consumption rather than participation — attending services, receiving teaching, and moving on unchanged. The result is a… Continue reading MICRO-CHURCHES: RECLAIMING THE POWER OF SMALL

What First-Century Christian Assemblies Can Teach Us Today As a microchurch pioneer, I’ve often wrestled with a simple but profound question: What did it look like when the first Christians gathered? The modern church, with its pulpits, pews, and polished programs, feels distant from the raw, relational, and participatory gatherings described in the New Testament.… Continue reading THE FIRST-CENTURY CONTEXT: WHAT DID THE EARLY CHURCH DO?

INTRODUCTION: A SURPRISING DISCOVERY When we think of “going to church,” most of us picture a worship service—a time set apart for singing, praying, preaching, and sacraments. We speak of “worship leaders,” “worship music,” and “houses of worship.” Yet, what if the New Testament never actually describes Christian gatherings this way? Tom Wadsworth, in his… Continue reading RETHINKING CHURCH: THE EARLY ASSEMBLY AND THE “WORSHIP” QUESTION

As I mentioned in my previous blog, Tom Wadsworth has published several YouTube videos where he shares his observations about early Christian customs. This blog is based on a segment from his video titled Why the Early Church Didn’t Have Worship Services. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw4MTdbq3Xw&t=2241s) THE EARLY CHURCH’S RADICAL REJECTION Imagine standing in first-century Jerusalem or Athens,… Continue reading FROM TEMPLE TO HOUSE TO CATHEDRAL: HOW DID WE END UP (T)HERE?

Over the years, as I’ve walked my path as a Christian, questions have surfaced—sometimes quietly, sometimes insistently—about Christianity and the way we, as believers, do things. These questions have a way of resurfacing when I least expect them. The most recent one was triggered by a news article about the Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s breathtaking,… Continue reading THE QUESTIONS THAT WOULDN’T LEAVE ME ALONE