Posts with the category “doctoral-work”

I am currently deep into the process of my doctoral studies through Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University.  My experience thus far has been fantastic and I have learned so much not only about my cognate of Evangelism & Church Planting, but more importantly I've learned so much about myself.The focus now in this later track of my cognate is to complete 4 research projects that become pa...  Read More

A video-blog on my doctoral journey thus far....  Read More

Core Values are important in any organization as they articulate the kind of organization we dream of becoming.Putting into words the culture you are seeking to model into existence is hard work.During my recent doctoral studies, I've been refreshing Life Church's Core Values for the journey ahead.  For what it's worth, here are our Core Values, Version 2.0... We Are United Under One VisionTo reac...  Read More

Based on chapter five of Planting Missional Churches,1 three different leadership models are presented for church planters: The Apostolic Harvest Church Planter, The Founding Pastor, and Team Planting.  Each model offers different strengths and weaknesses, which will be briefly explored here.The Apostolic Harvest Model occurs when a church planter starts a new church, raises up leaders from within...  Read More