In the last few months we’ve been working on a partnership with the NewThing Network as we’ve started to push out this university initiative (if you haven’t heard about it yet, you can click here). We’re pleased to announce that we will be partnering to train church planters on college settings together. To talk about this a [...]

As I mentioned in my post last week, we’re going to be putting some free Lent/Easter resources in your hands for your gathered service times. This will include: A new modern hymn for worship that you can download for free (more on that below) and use for this Easter season Chord charts to this song [...]

It’s normal during a holiday break to spend some time reflecting about your life, the previous year and the year to come. This year, one of the things that really struck me and Sally, was what a truly special place Pawleys Island is both to us and the movement we are a part of. In [...]

We’ve had quite a lot of blog action in 2012, as we’ve expanded our writer base. The following, in no particular order, are our favorite 10 posts of 2012 from the various blog writers in the United States 3DM family.   Why the Leadership movement is leaving your church leaderless | Mike Breen Conflicted: The [...]

I’ve been spending a good deal of time in the last few months working on our newest book that is coming out in the spring of 2013…Leading Kingdom Movements. Been tinkering around with it quite a bit. Wanted to put out a quick thought I’ve been working on in the content for this book that I [...]

For the last few years, there has been an idea stirring within the wider team of people I get the pleasure of working with across the globe. As most of you know, I serve as the leader of 3DM, an organization that trains leaders for discipleship and mission in a world that is increasingly post-Christian. [...]

Sally and I are constantly asked about parenting. It’s actually amazing how often we are asked about how to raise kids well. The following is an interview I did a little over two years ago that was helpful for people and thought we’d pass it on again. Here’s the interview: Aidan: So here’s the deal, Mike. [...]

There are actually some really important things that have happened in the church in the last few decades. I think one of these things is that we’ve gotten much better at planning within the church. Many churches now spend time listening to the Lord, discerning where he is at work in their communities, feeling out [...]

Two weekends ago we had our first Women’s Equipping Weekend here in Pawleys Island, SC for women across the United States (even some in Europe as well). It is our belief that if we want to see a global movement of mission and discipleship, we’ve got to train and equip women. This isn’t a movement of [...]

Been thinking a lot lately about how we as leaders and communities respond when we experience times of Breakthrough and times of Battle…particularly in how we use our energy. What I’ve noticed in myself and with other leaders is that when we hits times of Breakthrough, we want to make the most of it and [...]