by Cam Roxburgh | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the life of Nehemiah. He was a man who made a big impact. Quite often, missional leaders will voice their desire to make an impact in their community. When that opportunity arises in a missional coaching relationship, you can’t beat the...
by Merv Budd | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
What is Christmas? I know the question is almost passé. It’s been asked a thousand times over the holidays, used as a sermon title, and scrutinized by historians who point us to how the roots of Christmas grow out of pagan rituals. But this is not the question I’m...
by Merv Budd | Sep 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my previous post, I talked about how fear needs to be stewarded wisely, like any other limited resource. But how will one know if they are stewarding their fear towards the only One who is worthy and deserving of moving this deep of our hearts? I’m always a...
by Merv Budd | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Perhaps you’ve heard, as I have, that there are 365 “fear nots” in the Bible – one for every day of the year. The impression given is that fear is a bad thing, something we should resist, avoid and turn from. The problem is that we are also told in Scripture to fear...
by Merv Budd | Aug 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently the Heineken Beer company released an advertisement that sought to bring people together who would normally not associate. People who held not just opposite views but who held prejudices against them. What they found was that as people began to know those...
by Merv Budd | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
What does fear have to do with the Missio Dei? This was the question I was asked when I pitched the idea of doing a series of blogs on fear. The truth is that fear is very influential in our engagement with God’s mission. What we fear, how we steward our fear, and our...
