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Can Racially Diverse Churches Exist?

In 2006, I planted Emmaus Church with a small team of people who dreamed of a gospel-centered, multi-ethnic, multi-racial church. We had a vision that our church would not just …

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Incarnation in the City

If we do not understand the weight of the miracle of the incarnation of Christ, it is because we do not understand the weight of the holiness of God. The …

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Gospel Centered Community

As humans we desire community. We want to know people and be known. We Tweet to tell others about ourselves and follow others on Twitter to know them. Everywhere in …

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The Neighborhood Mission Start Up

People in our age often want to be told what to do so they can follow the directions. The dangerous thing is that if we just tell people what to do, …

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Street Grace

Do you know any sign flippers? You know the dudes that stand on busy street corners with giant signs advertising the local cellphone or subway sandwich shop? They usually dance, …

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Plant the Gospel, Plant Churches

As I write this article, the core team for our new church has been gathering for a grand total of three weeks. We currently have about twenty people on the …

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A Story Of Gospel Community

In two weeks, in a suburban town outside of Seattle, we’ll celebrate God’s grace and the Spirit’s work through baptizing a new disciple of Jesus. This is the story of …

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Discipling African-Americans in an Urban Context

The topic of discipleship in an urban context is diverse and vast. This brief piece will not be exhaustive. However, I hope to provide a few tools that will help …

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