by Alan Briggs | Jan 7, 2016 | Archive, City
Humility is key to church planting. Questions are key to humility. This means that church planters, or those considering planting a church, should be great question askers. Here is a list of questions I ask and encourage church planters to ask. How is God already at...
by Alan Briggs | Jan 4, 2016 | City
I love watching a baptism celebration. There are few things that excite me more. I am lucky (blessed is probably the right word) to be in a church to experience a lot of baptisms every year. Over the past two years I have observed every baptism asking the question,...
by Alan Briggs | Dec 7, 2015 | Family
There’s a lie floating around out there that goes something like this; getting older will automatically make you closer to Jesus. Just the mere passing of days doesn’t do that. I sure wish it was that easy. In the book In the name of Jesus Henri Nouwen...
by Alan Briggs | Dec 3, 2015 | Family
Most leaders I know are wrestling with time. To be more accurate they are actually wrestling with priorities. We have time for a lot of things, but the problem is usually in our selection process (or lack thereof) that clarifies what we give our time to. One moment a...
by Alan Briggs | Nov 30, 2015 | City, Neighborhood
It’s hitting us from every angle. Hipsters in coffee shops are talking about it. Developers and investing with it in mind. Empty nesters are asking questions about it again. Those seeking to live a Jesus life and those who don’t know Him alike are feeling the...
