by Markus Watson | Mar 29, 2018 | Church, Formation, Gospel, Leadership, Theology |
Much has been said and written (including by me!) about the ways churches need to change in order to be the church we are called to be in the world as it is today. Over the past several decades, we’ve used all kinds of adjectives to describe what the church should be... 
by Markus Watson | Mar 20, 2018 | Church, Culture, Formation, Leadership |
How does change happen? How do organizations and institutions change? How do churches change? The world has changed dramatically—and churches have noticed! There’s no getting around it. The way we’ve done ministry in the past—strategic planning leading to lots of... 
by Markus Watson | Feb 27, 2018 | Church, Formation, Gospel, Leadership, Theology |
I love the church I’ve heard it said that the church is the hope of the world—and I agree! The church is the Body of Christ and the Light of the World. I firmly believe that it is through the church – God’s people – that He will bring healing and redemption to... 
by Markus Watson | Jan 15, 2018 | Calling, Church, City, Culture, Discipleship, Formation, Gospel, Vocation |
It’s so important for God’s people to be paying attention to what God is doing out in the world. In the next few posts, I’ll explain how we can discover how God is at work ahead of us by means of something I call Vocational Connection Groups. But before we dig into... 
by Markus Watson | Jan 8, 2018 | Big Story, Calling, Church, Formation, Vocation |
If it is true that God is already at work in the world in places where God’s people have not yet gone (you can read about that HERE, HERE, and HERE), then it’s incumbent upon us to find out where God is at work, and get involved. That’s God’s invitation to us: “I’m... 
by Markus Watson | Dec 29, 2017 | Big Story, Church, City, Culture, Gospel |
As we enter the New Year we recognize a few things: 2017 Was A Tough Year No doubt, there was a lot of good that happened in 2017. But there was also a lot of tragedy. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Jose destroyed hundreds of homes and shattered countless lives while...