by Markus Watson | Mar 27, 2018 | Big Story, Calling, Church, City, Collective, Culture, Discipleship, Formation, Gospel, Greenhouse, Leadership, Mission, Shalom, Theology, Vocation |
Why does Flourish San Diego exist? What do we hope to accomplish? In this post, I simply want to lay out as clearly as I can why we do what we do. It’s All Because of Jesus Before I say anything else about Flourish San Diego, I have to begin by saying that the...
by Geoff Hsu | Mar 14, 2018 | Event, Leadership, Mission, Vocation |
Are you an entrepreneur or professional, the sort of person that loves taking on a new challenge and delights in competing in new markets? Do you exhibit an uncommon level of risk tolerance to bring an idea to fruition? Whether you call yourself an entrepreneur, a...
by Markus Watson | Feb 13, 2018 | Calling, Formation, Mission, Vocation |
Most of the time it’s good to have a plan. If you’re starting a church, or beginning an exercise program, or moving into a new career you should probably have a plan. You should know how much it’s going to cost, how long it will take, who will help you accomplish...
by Markus Watson | Jan 24, 2018 | Calling, City, Culture, Discipleship, Formation, Mission, Vocation |
Vocational Connection Groups—which I began to discuss in this post and in this post—can be the key that unlocks a church’s ability to discern how God is calling them to engage their community. I call them Vocational Connection Groups because they involve three...
by Markus Watson | Nov 28, 2017 | Church, Formation, Gospel, Mission, Theology |
We’ve seen in this post and this post that God has been at work in the world ahead of his people throughout the scriptures. He was ahead of Joseph (Genesis 37-50), ahead of Daniel (Daniel 4:10-17), ahead of Peter (Acts 10:19-48), and ahead of all the apostles (Acts...
by Markus Watson | Nov 21, 2017 | Big Story, Calling, Church, Discipleship, Gospel, Mission, Theology |
The “previousness” of God, which I wrote about HERE, refers to the idea that God is already at work in the world before his people even get there. It refers to the fact that God doesn’t need to wait for us—God can begin his work well before we have even realized what...
