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The Joy of Evangelism
By PortalBot • January 11, 2022

If you’re like me, when someone starts talking about the need to get more involved in evangelism, the first thought to come to mind isn’t ‘JOY’. Maybe its stress. Or guilt. Or shame. Or fear. Why d...

Interface: Developing Missional Churches
By PortalBot • June 21, 2021

Interface is an invitation into an ongoing conversation about the call to join God in his mission in the world, starting in your neighbourhood.

Offered as a facilitated, video-based curri...

Stop Training People
By PortalBot • April 19, 2021

Stop training. 

You are probably wasting your time and that of those you are training!  Seriously! 

I say that as a trainer of church planters, church leaders, an...

7 Characteristics of Effective Witnesses
By PortalBot • March 03, 2021

Some of the most effective witnesses I've seen have surprised me. They don't look like what I imagine. They aren't necessarily well-educated, or financially stable, or well-established in society.<...

When You Feel like a Failure at Witnessing
By PortalBot • January 26, 2021

Do you ever feel like me?  I know what I am supposed to do, but sometimes I feel guilty for not doing it well.  I suggest that most often, when we feel like we have failed, it is bec...

Entering Well for MKs & TCKs - Transition Part II
By PortalBot • October 15, 2020

Ask adult TCKs about the most challenging transition of their lives, and they'll most likely say, "College" or University. 

It's not surprising, really. Where most young people enter...

Four Handles for Embracing a New Beginning
By PortalBot • March 02, 2020

New beginnings are exciting to think about. They bring up images of growth, fresh starts, and hopefulness.

The problem comes when we fail to realize that new beginnings usually are accomp...

3 Gospel Truths to Inspire Gratitude
By PortalBot • October 30, 2019

Here are 3 truths from the gospel that inspire gratitude in me. Even though they may seem simple & straightforward, as I meditate on these ideas, my heart fills with gratitude. My hope is that ...