The Everlasting Fallout

Christian Life, Evangelism, Leadership, Relationships, Threshingfloor
Six shifts for effective incarnational ministry

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the…
April 17, 2019
Culture, Discipleship, young adults
Young adults prioritize relationships. Here’s four things churches must do in response.

A couple weeks ago I got to spend an evening with one of elementum’s partner ministries. During the groups…
April 15, 2019
1 Timothy, Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
First of all, pray

I’ve written before about how we’re living in the age of opinion, where the average person feels the need…
April 9, 2019
Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
Why God makes most growth gradual

And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from…
April 1, 2019
Christian Life, Fallout Revisited, Journal, Threshingfloor, young adults
5 things I would do different after 10 years of young adult ministry

You learn a lot when you work at something for 13 years, and inevitably the most impactful lessons are…
March 27, 2019
Christian Life, Faith, Quotations, Theology
the delight of discovering you have a problem

How do you respond when you discover that you have a problem? Whether it’s your car not starting on…
March 22, 2019
Fallout Revisited, Journal, Leadership, Ministry Update, Threshingfloor
revisited: a year of labor

This weekend Threshingfloor is re-launching with an expanded vision of reaching not just young adults but everyone who is…
March 20, 2019
Christian Life, Discipleship, Evangelism, Threshingfloor
Six things to do now that it’s (almost) Spring

This week’s forecast for Fargo includes temperatures in the forties. The cul-de-sac that we live on is slowly turning…
March 18, 2019
Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Growth, Threshingfloor
my personal key practices

Last year Threshingfloor formalized what we call our “key practices” – activities that we believe, when done consistently, will…
March 13, 2019
Christian Life, Discipleship, Leadership, Threshingfloor
leader, don’t push

In a couple weeks Threshingfloor, the young adult ministry I’ve led for the last 8 years, will be re-launching…
March 11, 2019