Darryl Dash's Blog, page 79
March 9, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
A Meditation on Strength and Weakness
Strength is good, but for the Christian, strength is found in weakness, in despairing of ourselves instead of applauding ourselves.
Why We Need a Church Planting Manifesto
The Send Institute has formulated a manifesto to serve as a rallying point for God’s church to effectively honor him in his kingdom advance.
We often hear leaders say that there is a great need for Christians to be discipled; t...
March 5, 2019
Digital Minimalism
As I write this, I’m about to take off on a flight from Toronto to Orlando. That means — gasp — three hours without being connected to the Internet. There’s an out. For a small charge I can connect while cruising 30,000 feet in the air in case I need (or want) to stay connected.
It wasn’t so long ago that we lived without smart phones or even cell phones in our pockets and purses, and that screen time referred to our consumption of TV. Now many of us feel unsettled when we forget our phones a...
March 2, 2019
Saturday Links
Just a reminder: Registration for G4L Coaching opens today. Please check it out if you’re interested.
Links for your weekend reading:
The Missing Relationship in the Church
It is all too easy to remain anonymous and be lost in the crowd. This problem must be confronted with the persevering commitment of personal discipleship.
7 Questions For Meaningful Conversation With Believers
We’ve got to move dialogue with believers beyond a superficial level if we are going to really know and encourage...
February 28, 2019
A Brief Announcement
I don’t usually post here on Thursdays anymore, not usually. I now post here on Tuesdays, as well as my Saturday Links on (of course) Saturday morning.
My Thursday posts now appear at The Gospel Coalition Canada. I hope you’ll check them out there and subscribe to the RSS.
I’m breaking that pattern this week, though, because I have something to announce.
G4L CoachingI’ve written a four-month curriculum to help Christians grow and apply the gospel to all of their lives. My wife has partnered...
February 26, 2019
The Imperfect Pastor
I’ve lost track of how many times The Imperfect Pastor says something like this:
Pause here for a moment. Slow down if you can.
Pause here. Read that last sentence again if you need to. Prayerfully slow down for this.
Take note of this if you can…Mark this down.
Each time, it really is worth slowing down and rereading what Zack Eswine has written. We are ordinary pastors, and Eswine understands what we need to know, which makes this no ordinary book.
The Heart of a PastorI’m spending a year,...
February 23, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Be Prepared for the Normal Resting State of the Church
Rest works as a time of deepening in the growth cycles of the Church, even as it might continue to broaden.
Theology matters. Because love is mindful, not just heartfelt.
Refuting the Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Here’s how to refute the irrefutable law of the lid.
Five Reasons to Avoid Sending Short-term Mission Teams
For those five reasons, I won’t be leaping at the chance to...
February 19, 2019
The Kind of Man I’d Like to Become
I suppose I’ve always had dreams about becoming a certain kind of man. They used to be dreams about accomplishment: about being known as that guy, the guy who does big things and has a big reputation. I look around me now and realize those are bad dreams. They’re not dreams rooted in one’s identity with Christ. And who would want the responsibility that comes with trying to do big things, or the self-focus on what I want to do?
Increasingly as I get older I have a different set of dreams. Her...
February 16, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Community is a Costly Business
If we want to make a big impact on our world, why not get in the risky business of building community?
Sabbath Rest Is for Busy Moms, Too
It’s possible to make Sundays a day of rest, even in the season of young children.
Love as Motivation for Time Management
Let the loving service that you can render to those around you motivate you to organize that schedule, kill those time wasters, and seize the best parts of the day.
February 12, 2019
Gospel for Life Coaching
A number of years ago, my wife Char began to work as an accountant for an online nutrition company. That sounded pretty sketchy. I checked out their website and grew even more concerned. I thought she had been duped.
It turns out that the company was legitimate. They had Ph.D.’s in nutrition science, and they knew how to translate the science into everyday life. I watched as Char lost over 60 pounds.
Hacking HabitsLooking back, the nutrition company did a few things well:
They translated the...February 9, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Move Over, Sex and Drugs. Ease Is the New Vice.
Do modern amenities make it tough for us to embody God’s love?
Hug the Parade: Ministry Challenges (and Opportunities) in Transient Places
Planting a church is hard work in any context. Planting in transient places, though, can make it feel like permanence and sustainability are nothing more than the stuff of myths and legends.
Six Thoughts After Six Years of a Public Church Plant
Here are six things I have learne...
