by Alan Briggs | Sep 27, 2016 | Archive, City, Neighborhood
There has been a lot of talk, confusion and reaction to evangelism in the past years. God has given me an interesting vantage to see a lot of different angles on his kingdom work through leaders and churches all over. Here are some thoughts on the topic from my friend...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 15, 2016 | Archive
Today is an exciting day, but a peculiar day. My new book Guardrails; Six Principles for a Multiplying Church released. A relational and grassroots message became public. These principles of Kingdom discipleship came to life in cafes, classrooms, living rooms and...
by Alan Briggs | Aug 9, 2016 | Archive, Family
I love gardening. It’s good for me. It grounds me, literally. As dirt squeezes its way below my fingernails God squeezes his lessons into me. May garden has become a classroom for me, one God uses to shape me as I participate, labor and listen. Perhaps I feel at...
by Alan Briggs | Apr 28, 2016 | Archive, City
Why another book on discipleship? That’s the question. There is a lot of good material out there on discipleship, some aimed at strategy, others aimed at foundations and still others aimed at technique. In September Guardrails; Six Principles for a Multiplying...
by Alan Briggs | Apr 21, 2016 | Archive, Neighborhood
As we age our perspective changes. I look for different things than I used to. I am less drawn to the shiny and more drawn to the healthy. As I meet more ministry leaders, pastors, catalysts and neighborhood practitioners I am looking for something I haven’t...
by Alan Briggs | Mar 28, 2016 | Archive
There are 1,000 ways to skin a cat. There 5 ways to cook a turkey. There are at least 9 ways to be bivocational. Every year more church leaders need to find income from non-traditional sources, and this is a crucial conversation to both personal sustainability and the...
