MAWL is an acronym for Model – Assist – Watch – Leave. As we work through living life as an intentional witness, and as we learn skills/tools that we want to use in engaging the harvest, be thinking about “down stream.” How can we pass along the skill set that people need while doing our best to ensure

In 2012, I attended a conference for church planters and cross-cultural witnesses. I heard a breakout session leader give his 7 tips for reaching your people/city. Each one started with “Get out of your apartment and…” At first I was a little offended as it struck me as condescending. DUH! Of course we’re getting out of our apartments.

Have you ever set a goal, say, to do something valuable in the coming week, only to have the week go by and realize you didn’t get around to it? I know I have. It happens more than it should in my life. Are they bad goals? Am I a bad person? Does life just happen and crowd

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”― Leo Tolstoy I was sharing with our local body last night about the need to be praying for workers in the harvest. It was a little blurb as a piece in a larger evening of prayer. As I shared what I’d planned to say, I

As I prepare to revamp, well, okay, revive TheJiggyBishop, I have started reading through old posts.  And one in particular struck me as pertinent to the continued conversation.  So, I’m reposting it here as a launching point for moving forward.  This posts attempts to strip away the facade of Christianity that many of us find ourselves in.  Please

My daughter recently attended a music camp in Berlin with concerts every night of the week.  So, being proud parents, we decided to take a week of vacation and be there for every concert!  Why not, right?  Having a concert to attend every night meant that we needed to find something to do with our days, so I