Lifeschool 112: It’s Time to Reinvent the Church

Has the church substituted fun in the place of adventure? And the frontiers for the pew? This week Caesar and Heath talk with author, church planter and our pal, Peyton Jones. His new book “Reaching The Unreached” is a call to convert pew jockeys into missionaries and awake the sleeping giant of Christ’s church in our day. And he’s a fun guy!

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Lifeschool 111: How to Avoid Poisonous Gossip in Your Life

Gossip is one of those things these days that is so common in relationships, in our conversations and in our cultural experience, that we hardly even notice it anymore. In this episode of Lifeschool, Caesar will share why gossip is pure poison. You’ll also discover 3 ways to crush gossip before it gets started.


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My Top 20 Missional Books List

Top 20 Books List ReadingHere is my suggested Top 20 Missional Books List…right now. By the way…I see everything as mission! I could have listed a lot more in each category, but these will keep you busy for a while. Some are classics; some are newer on my list.

I am not 100% in agreement with every word in every book. But I have found all of these to be informative, challenging and very helpful in causing me to think and consider new ways of “being” and living. These books are not all by Christian authors; don’t let that hinder your mining for gold here.

I have put these books under categories of life and growth that are important to me, and maybe you too. I try to read a new book in each category every year. (more…)

Lifeschool 105: How to Measure The Success Of Your Church

No one sets out to have or lead an unhealthy church or ministry. But often we find ourselves stuck in a loop of numbers and metrics that we may have inherited or are imposed on us by the “higher-ups”.  In this episode we discuss how Jesus’ ministry career would measure up to current ministry standards and performance reviews.

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Jesus was immeasurably the most successful person in human history. In every way. Yet, if we were to measure his lifetime effectiveness using today’s current standards, he would probably find it hard to get hired on at most churches. Get started now…

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Cubs’ World Series Win a Spiritual Experience?

My father and his father prayed for it often: “Please God, let the Chicago Cubs win the World Series…just this once!” But they never witnessed it in their lifetime. But I have. And so has my family.

And it was quite a spiritual experience!

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Is it wrong to pray for your favorite sports team to win? Is that a waste of God’s time or sacrilegious somehow?

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