Tomorrow and Sunday, I’ll be working with a church in Eastern Europe to talk about effective small-group ministry, which I’ve done many many times with many churches. However, this will be the first where we’re asking (and hopefully answering) the question, “How do we do effective ministry as a small group in a time of war?” It’s a

I’m having a blast this week hosting a time of training and vision casting with leaders from Central Europe, many of which are on my team. It’s the first time I’ve been able to revisit some of the training materials I used in North Germany as we did our front-line work there, and it has been a joy

Today officially marks 14 years with our current organization. However, our journey began much earlier than that. Over the weekend, Caryn and I had a chance to visit with some great friends we’ve known since 1999. And today, I had an opportunity to talk with some colleagues and reflect on the last 24 years, and I’m still amazed

Close to a year behind schedule, I submitted my doctoral prospectus this morning, a milestone for sure. Calling it “a labor of love” doesn’t seem accurate. It’s hung heavily on me for 9 months as the last bit of work has been around formatting and editing, neither of which are my forte. As I have edited and edited

Well, it’s been a while, but I’m back. It’s has taken some doing, and no small amount of “internet wizardry,” but the long-story short is, after realizing ransom-ware had taken down my servers, a kind-hearted friend has helped me recover what we could and start over. So, welcome back to The Jiggy Bishop blog! Over the next several

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