Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Hold Steady and Being Born Again

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Mark Love

I found The Hold Steady much later than I should have. They’ve been making music since 2004 in the Bruce Springsteen mold. Rock and Roll and great stories. They even sound a little like the Boss. They’re from Minneapolis, which … Continue reading →

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Hospitality and Christian Witness: competency #7

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Mark Love

Most congregations I know feel stuck evangelistically. They know that the old ways of doing evangelism (door knocking, high pressure, guilt-inducing, proposition stringing) don’t fit anymore, but they’re not sure what else would count. I think this issue is particularly … Continue reading →

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Hospitality as leadership: a different kind of grad program

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Mark Love

I have the privilege of directing a unique graduate program in missional leadership. In addition to our great faculty, we have four features that make our program unique: 1. We insist that all of our students have ministry contexts in … Continue reading →

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The Faithfulness of Risk Taking: Competency Six

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Mark Love

I have two initial diagnostics I use when gauging a congregation’s capacity to innovate missionally. First, is their trust in the system. Second, is their tolerance for risk. These two things, of course, are often linked, though you can have … Continue reading →

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Moving beyond the 20/80% rule: competency five, finding and empowering new leaders for mission

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Mark Love

I say this all the time to congregations: “the 20% who do 80% of the work.” I have yet to meet resistance to this characterization of church life. Not a single person has expressed skepticism about this or insisted their … Continue reading →

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Streaming Images: Our recent conference, Oct 9-11, No Fear, Only Love

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Mark Love
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