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Jesus made an interesting statement in Matthew 25: “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty [...]

Once you have a vision, the second step in building a swarm is to begin gathering a community of people who share the same vision. If you can’t convince others, it could be that you just aren’t that skilled at persuasion yet. Or it could be that you aren’t convinced yourself. If the vision isn’t [...]

“Little foxes spoil the vine.” If you want to grow grapes to make wine: you have to get rid of the foxes. You might fence off the vine. Or you might kill the foxes. What you can’t do: argue with the foxes. It doesn’t matter how cute they are. It doesn’t matter how red their [...]

Getting rid of things is not necessarily the same thing as sacrifice.

Are we “getting in the word” or “getting to know the Word”?

When we are passionate about our vision, we may not be passionate about the God-given vision someone else has.

If the Kingdom is like a farmer, we can think of two different ways that a church can be focused.

Efficient. Teachable. Improveable. But eventually left behind.

When you are passionate about your vision, but all the doors seem to be closing, you can easily slip from discouragement to despair and paralyzing depression. We have all, probably, known the “long dark night of the soul.” It is in these moments that the power of community becomes so clear. People who encourage you, [...]