Finding Your Place IN The Wall. Surround Yourself With These People
If we are to endure in living and leading well, we need to have three groups of people in our lives: those who build us, those who inspire us and those who need us. When these three groups of people...
View ArticlePlease Take My 2015 Reader Survey
I’ve been blogging now for about 3 years and I’ve never taken any kind of survey to ensure my blog does the best possible job of answering your needs and interests. That means I need to know more about...
View Article6 Insights From My Readers Survey And What They Mean For You
Thanks to all of you for taking my readers survey! The results are so beneficial in helping me determine who my readers are and what needs they are facing. In addition, the results are helping me...
View ArticleLeading Through Difficult Challenges. Five Lessons I’m Learning
Leading through challenging times is never easy. Here are a few things I am learning through a difficult leadership stretch at Convergence House of Prayer. Without going through the entirety of the...
View ArticleWhy God’s Laws Are So Good For Us
Why do so many view the laws and commands of God as narrow and confining? This is far from the truth. On the contrary, the laws and commands of God are both liberating and freeing. Now I realize we are...
View ArticleTools I’m Using In 2015 For God and Goals
Each year I determine which tools I’ll be using to pursue God more deeply and to reach the goals I sense He is speaking to me about. I believe tools are essential for spiritual growth. Here is a brief...
View Article10 Ways To Confirm God’s Voice In Your Life
Hearing God’s voice is tricky so we need proper checks and balances that help us stay within the banks of what we sense God is saying. Without these checks and balances, we can make choices that have...
View ArticleWhat To Do When You Find Yourself In Difficult Seasons
This past year, well more accurately, these past few years have been marked with significant challenges leading to difficult situations. I’ll use this space to share what the Lord has taught me in this...
View ArticleEkklesia: Helping Rediscover The Lost Identity of the Church (1)
Over the last year, the Lord has really been shining His revelatory light over Matt 16:13-19. Here, we read of Peter’s great confession that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah, Anointed One). The scriptures...
View ArticleBook Reviews: 5 Books Worth Reading
Lately, the Lord has me reading A LOT of books and here are five of them I want to highlight. We’ve passed a few of these books among our Staff and have had great discussions as staff member...
View ArticleThe Importance of Fulfilling Your Top Five Percent
While recently away, I spent time talking with the Lord about priorities, namely, defining the top five percent of my life that I, and only I, can do. Much of what I’m sharing with you is a result of...
View ArticleConvergence Worship First Ever EP “You Alone” PLUS Giveaway
Our very first worship project, “You Alone,” from Convergence Worship is out and available on Bandcamp and iTunes. “You Alone” is a three song EP by Jordan Simas, Ryan Swihart, and Anthony Pereira, all...
View ArticleWhat Bible Reading Plan I’m Choosing for 2017 and for many years to come
For many years, I’ve made a choice to follow a Bible reading plan. I do this as an intentional and regular starting point to keep me in the Word on a daily basis. I do this reading digitally. I tried...
View ArticleHow To Come Up With Your New Year Priorities Through Thanksgiving
I came across a recent resource that briefly discussed prioritizing the new year with what I want to be thankful for by the end of it. I never really thought about this before. Entering the gates of...
View ArticleMission Trip to Germany // A Strategic Planning and Global Prayer Summit
Wendi and I have been asked to participate in the Global Awakening Summit in Herrnhut, Germany this August, just a few short weeks away! We count this as an honor to pray and strategize with over 150...
View ArticleEkklesia Series // “I Will Build My Church”
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series EkklesiaIn Matt. 16:18 Jesus says, “I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” If Jesus is building something, it is imperative for...
View ArticleEkklesia Series // When “Ekklesia” becomes “Church”
This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series EkklesiaWe have to take a brief trip back through history to uncover where we adopted the word “church” over the word “Ekklesia.” The point of this section is to...
View ArticleEkklesia Series // What Is The Ekklesia?
This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series EkklesiaWe must realign ourselves with the original mandate to get true Kingdom results. We must uncover Christ’s original intent regarding the Ekklesia. We need...
View ArticleEkklesia Series // On Earth as it is in Heaven
This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series EkklesiaJesus could have used any word in Matthew 16:18 to define his strategy to advance His Kingdom. He could have said, “I will build my fellowship, my...
View ArticleEkklesia Series // Prayer – The Number One Functional Priority of the Ekklesia
This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series EkklesiaWhen we understand that Jesus wants to build His Ekklesia, and its assignment is to penetrate the gates of Hades, it soon becomes clear that the primary...
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