by Alan Briggs | Mar 3, 2016 | Archive
As I write this I am sitting in an Instagram-perfect coffee shop. It’s hip. Sweet tattoos are everywhere. The bike rack is propping up a few vintage cruiser bikes, and the parking lot is full of nice cars. I drove past four or five “regular” coffee shops to rent a...
by Alan Briggs | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
I connect with a lot of young, passionate humans who want to change the world. Many are looking for their chance to find a ministry position where they can make an impact. Many of them sit and process with me when their break didn’t work out and someone else got...
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 | Nov 2, 2015 | Archive
I don’t know what condition you are in right now. I have read the studies about pastors, but more importantly I drink a lot of coffee with church leaders. Some of you are exhausted, discouraged and want to throw in the towel. Some of you are full of vision and...
by Alan Briggs | Oct 14, 2015 | Archive
Several years ago I began to examine how humans (yep, that includes Christians) are always looking for a silver bullet. “Here’s the diet you’ve been looking for.” “This idea will change how you see everything.” “The 7 things...
by Alan Briggs | Oct 7, 2015 | Archive, Family
Here is a guest post from my friend Dustin Willis. He is a wise man with a passion for people experiencing God’s presence and pushing the church forward. Welcome Dustin. We live in a culture that is devastated by individualism and isolation. 27.2 Million...
