We live in a world of earthquakes. Sure, there are real, physical, seismic changes happening underneath our feet. But there are cultural, social, political and religious earthquakes rumbling around us each and every day. In fact, it’s been 60-70 years of these kinds of earthquakes. And like all tall buildings, when the institutions such as [...]

One of the things that I hear from time to time is that I don’t “believe” in public worship services. Apparently, because I believe in more organic expressions of church life as well as more organized expressions, this means I couldn’t possibly embrace public worship services. Perhaps that’s what happens when you are tagged with [...]

The following is a video of the conversation Ed Stetzer and I had a few weeks back when he was in Myrtle Beach. Had a great time doing and thought I’d pass it along.   The Exchange - Mike Breen from Ed Stetzer on Vimeo.

We’ve gotten off the rhythm a bit as of late, but we regularly try, via a short, 2-3 minute video, to answer one practical question that we hear lots of people asking. Our hope is that these will be helpful, but will also spur on conversation and more questions in the comment section. If you want to [...]

I posted this almost 9 months ago, but as we’ve had a number of conversations about this very topic this summer, I thought it would be helpful to repost it. ++++++++++++++ If you’re trying to learn or relearn something, you have to construct a context in which that learning can take place, yeah? Here’s an [...]

In the last 10-20 years we have all benefitted from the ongoing conversation that’s been happening around us, forcing us back to the scriptures and evaluating how we continue to BE the church of Jesus Christ. One of the more helpful things that has come out of this discussion (one among many things) is the [...]

We’ve gotten off the rhythm a bit as of late, but we regularly try, via a short, 2-3 minute video, to answer one practical question that we hear lots of people asking. Our hope is that these will be helpful, but will also spur on conversation and more questions in the comment section. If you want to [...]

The following is something Helen Cockram wrote in reflecting on her first time leading a Huddle. The writing is incredibly insightful and funny (really really funny!), but more than that, it gives a real peak inside how Huddles shape and form us as we are investing in others. Enjoy! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Diary of a Huddle. Week [...]

The following is a short excerpt from Natalie Shoemaker’s blog. She and her husband are planting a church using Missional Communities near Columbus, OH and are in one of 3DM’s Learning Communities. Check out how Persons of Peace (people God has been preparing in advance who are open to us and want to serve our [...]

It’s been more than a year in the making, so it is with great excitement that today we officially launch our new Kairos Quest children’s curriculum that begins teaching kids many of the tools we use in helping to a build a discipling culture. You can download a month of the curriculum for free by [...]