Blog Archives
2009
July
BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN DFW - YING CAFE
God’s Promise of Peace
The chinese are Taking Over!!!!
June
Sharing the Good News Naturally
What I love about NorthWood Church
Conversation with Megan Hull
From Abraham to Yang to Haynes
The Four House Churches Of Lindale, Texas That Shaped My Life As A Teenager
Conversation With Patrick From Nigeria!
Conversation with Jill!!!!!
Dave Gibbons New Book - The Monkey and the Fish
3 Trip Highlights!
God is Moving Powerfully Globally in his Church
May
Matt Carter on Mission
Mission - Community - Fellowship
Revive and Cody
My first “official” Mentor & His #1 Lesson
Server Issues!
President Jimmy Carter is one sharp man!
Men’s Gathering at NorthWood
How I Make Hard Decisions
LESSONS from EBOO (Short for Abraham!)
Washington Post Editorial Blog
INTERFAITH IS NOT . . . .
April
Dealing With Jerks In The Church
What You’re Not Being Told About Church Planting That Could Kill You!
Personal Transformation & Community Transformation
IF I WERE STARTING A CHURCH TODAY . . . .
Hello All You Exponential Orlando Guys & Gals!
Red Faith, Blue Faith
Praying with Muslims
The Great Commission to Muslims and the Dawah to Christians
Things American Women Should Know About Muslim Women In The Middle-East
What Muslims Believe About Jesus
Not Obama - But A Lot Of Other People And Stuff!!!!
Will I See Obama or Not?
Meeting-Divine Encounters
Great Post!
Is the Glory of God Central To Your Church Plant?
March
Need Your Help with New Book Tagline!
OFF TO SEE MY MUSLIM FRIENDS THAT I LOVE
Great Article by Chris Seiple - in the Christian Science Monitor
4 Steps To A New Church
T D JAKES WAS A BLAST!!!!!
FOCUS - HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD - ROCK ON MATT AND AMY
Great Advice to Enrepreneurs and Church Planters
HOW THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF AMERICA WILL SURVIVE
ALL RELIGIONS ALL PLACES
Globalism Comes to my Doorstep - It is Unavoidable (Bob Burford)
REFLECTIONS ON UN MEETINGS IN MADRID
Church Planting in America and the World
Glocalnet Turbo was a Blast!
Happy Birthday Ti!!!!
Brave New World in Church Planting
February
What I Love About Ashley
THE Metric for Global Change
The WORLD As We See It
EBlog Book!
Youth - Transformation - Networks
Turbo Registration Coming to a Close!
Brave New World/Piercing
What I respect about . . . . .
Staying with Scripture
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?????
I Met God - and He is Beyond Words!
Turbo Training
Off to Meet God!
January
I Have Some Hero Brothers!
An Incredible Obama Interview
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Passing on DNA
Inauguration Was A Celebration
The Inauguration
OFF to DC
Arches Article - A Growing Faith
Hearing God’s Voice - Recognizing his Ways
Focused Relationships
Writing - Some Thoughts
Last “Publishable” Lessons 31-40
John Thornton at 2008 Let’s Breakthrough Together Gala
Journal Reflections 21-30
NorthWood Goals 2009
Journaling Reflections 11-20
Journaling Reflections from 20 years of journaling
Evaluation Lessons from 15 years of Journaling
2008
December
Easy Faith
QUIETLY ALIVE
Year End Evaluation - DO IT!!!!!!!!!
What a Week!
Bob Buford, The Ultimate Missional Businessman
Great Preaching and Education Resource on Glocal Engagement
Vicky Porterfield, Intercessor
Al Weiss, President of Disney Theme Parks Worldwide: Making Magic & Seeding Transformation
Naples Businessman Makes a Difference
People Doing Business To Change The World!
One City Story Among Many
Give Your Kids a New Worldview This Christmas
Interview with Eddy Leo - Pastor Abba-Love Jakarta in Seoul, Korea
Missional Church Planting
November
CPM’s - Global Engagement - Reformed Theology
Megan Hull, We LOVE you!!!!!!
When it Rains it Waters!
The Muslim In The White House
Church of the Now
I LOVE History
Global or Local or Glocal?
Lessons on Prayer from Muslims
Young Emerging Asian Pastors - Absolutely Essential
Obama - Our President - Support Him
A Daughter Has Been Born!
NorthWood in Vietnam
A Tale Of Two Graves
October
From a Young Muslim’s Perspective
Global Art Really Matters!
How We Engage
How Little We Know Others
Phuc Dang
Why Do We Start Churches?
INCREDIBLE River of Life Church in San Jose
ATTA GIRL BIG SIS!
7 Things to Keep your Marriage and your New Church
EXTREME HOME MAKE OVER - NORTHWOOD STYLE!!!!
‘Atta Girl, Jill!
goHUB
Soul Cravings & Erwin McManus
The US Church-Market Crash!
September
The Changeless Inner Core
SPECIAL NEEDS - EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE
Great Commission Fullfilled by 2020!
The Church Planting Age
A House of Prayer for ALL Peoples
Takes all Kinds of Churches
Reading Versus Experiencing
IGE Conference
Hurricane IKE is Pounding Us
What a Fun and Fruitful Week!
Best Time in the World to be in Your 20’s!!!!
It’s About Jesus!
CPW Blog
How DFW got the Buckle on the Bible Belt
New Resource Coming Soon!
John Jenkins Brings the House DOWN!!!!
August
How the Great Commission is About to be Fulfilled
Friday Was Fun Last Week
Wrestle Mania & Jesus!
Lessons from Mazhar
The Great Commission or The Great Obedience
Global Art Inferno Website Up!
God and Money and Faith
Friends, Family, and .... Buffalo?
Australia - Where the Church Could Come Together
What Makes An Incredible Leaders Wife?
Why Christians Will Not Help The Poorest Nations
Sleepy in Hanoi!
August Turbo Registration Coming to a Close
Sleepy in Melbourne!
FUN AND SWEAT IN HANOI
August Turbo
HANDSOME RITCHIE - 1ST WORSHIP SERVICE TOMORROW
Speech at Hanoi University of Education Last Night
In Hanoi
July
OFF to HANOI!
Mrs. Johnnie Morgan - World Changer!
Islam is the Greatest Obstacle To Christianity! NO WAY! A LIE!
Partners in Vietnam
Amazing Day, Amazing Meetings
John Jenkins in the Washington Post
Faith - the #1 Missional Value
Nonpolarity
NorthWood Stories ... First-timers!
Leadership or Management?
NorthWood Residency Program
When Heaven Touches Earth
Identifying Needs
Keep Movin’ Forward Guys . . . .
Freedom of Religion - Preach It, Baby!
June
Foreign Missionaries & City Managers
New Convert
Seats Still Available
Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister
NEEDED HOST HOMES FOR VIETNAMESE STUDENTS!
Building Altars
Tools of the Trade
Next Turbo Training
Welcome to New Look - Finishing Fourth Book!
Welcome to the All-New Glocal.net!
Our Own Aaron Snow Feature on Webpage
Africa and Faith
Pray For These Church Planters
Get Ready! Here It Comes!
Sleepy Reflections at Heathrow
Cultures and Communication
The Future of the Church - The Global Church
Lovin’ Kenya and These Pastors
May
First Session Begun of Pastors Globally Here in Nairobi
IN NAIROBI AT EVANGELICAL SEMINARY
In London
Off to Kenya!
TMC - Highlight #14 - Missional Family
TMC - Highlight #13 - Always Enough Money
TMC - Highlight #12- Start A Church Starting Center in Your Church
TMC - Highlight #11 - Start a Church for the World
TMC - Highlight #10 - Start With the Society
TMC Highlight #9 - What Kind of Disciples Do We Need?
TMC - Highlight #8 - Totally Wild Spirits
Nikki - Happy Anniversary - My Most Important Blog
TMC - Highlight #7 - Daredevil Sons & Daughters
TMC - Highlight #7 - Mentoring Young Leaders
TMC - Highlight #6 - Starting Transformational Churches
TMC - Highlight #5 - Local Church Driven
TMC - Highlight #4 - Global Jesus Movements
TMC - Highlight #3 - Church?
TMC - Highlight #2 - Why Movements
The Multiplying Church- Highlight#1- Why Start Churches?
Monday - Blogging Highlights from The Multiplying Church
Live Podcast Today at 3pm Texas Time!
April
Global Engagement & Foreign Affairs
Institute for Global Engagement
Update from Andy on Pastor Ha
Let’s All Pray for Pastor Ha of Onnuri Church - Seoul, South Korea
Glocal Impact Update, Issue 2: Glocal Impact Director
Observations and Questions to Pastor Ha and Pastor Lee
Glocal Impact Updates: Haltom City
Conference Begins
Praying “Korean” Style
Ready for Korea and the World!
Why Unity? How Unity?
MANUP
What does a masculine church look like?
April Fool’s Idiot!
March
Religion Vs. Society
Talk talk talk talk - talk talk talking talking - talk talk - more talk loud talk soft talk hard tal
Oscar - Msafara
Happy Birthday Mom
Isolation Island
Msafara - Day 6 Oscur Muiri
Msafara Day 1 - Oscar Muiri
The Beatitudes and Jesus’ Accountability Questions
Msafara - Kenya
I Became A Christian…
The REAL future of NorthWood “Pastors!” or something . . . .
February
I’m Back . . . . !
In the Mountains in Korea
Wheaton Bible Church Conference
In Korea - What a trip - What a church - What a Savior!
Goodbye Tel Aviv - Hello Amman - Hello Beirut
Great Meetings
In Bethlehem
What a Day - Off to Bethlehem
Foreign Policy & Democracy & Church Planting & Cancer Warriors
How Bout Them “Faithful!”
Syria - What can I say? It was incredible!
Bob’s Newest Book Now Available on Amazon!
Sunrise in Doha - Sunset in Damascus
Foot Washing Interview with Bishara Awad
Blog Interview with Dr. Bishara Awad Tomorrow
Glocalnet Turbo Training Today
Special Kenya Account Set up!
Pray, Pray, Pray for Kenya—Then Act
Call2All Orlando - Call to Business
January
Big Brains of Energy Drains
The Greatest Birthday Ever - Yesterday!
Building Grand Opening & Dedication
Solution to Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
MADE IN VIETNAM - NORTHWOOD CHURCH
Part 2 - Palestinian & Messianic & American Evangelicals
Evangelical American Pastors - Meet Evangelical Palestinian Pastors!
I have been to Bethlehem & Jerusalem & the Holy Land
Turbo Training Getting Closer!
2007
December
Worship & Christmas
2008 - What Could be in DFW?
New Book for Every Church Planter and Wife!
Peace on Earth - Good Will to Men
Chris Seiple Goes Before Congress
Rev. Ross Perot!
November
New Metrics for the Church?
The World’s Greatest Daughter!
I’m Grateful!
Saying of the Day
Year End Reviewing Your Life and Ministry
Turbo Registration Now Open!
New Monasticism & Business as Mission - PARTNER!
Complex New World Fertile for the Kingdom
Vietnam Reflections - The Society & Not The Religion
Baptist & Communist - So Close & Yet So Far!
In Sapa in the Clouds
Bob Robers & Dave Gibbons at Religion & Rule of Law Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
Diggin Wells
David Neff’s Article on Condoleezza Meeting
October
The Pastor & The Communist - Ask me!
Meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice & Global Engagement
Start with the Society - Not the Church
Christian Jihad? Who Would Jesus shoot?
Unrighteous Justice & Mercy
Young Sons - Young Stallions
This World is not our Home
How do I get my church to do this stuff… Part 2
How do I get my church doing this stuff?
What Kind of Churches Fort Worth-Dallas Needs
I’m Proud of You NorthWood!
The Lawyer The Arab The African & The Communist
Crashing in DC
Vietnam News
Transitions
Muslim Engagement
East Blasts West!
Ed Stetzer
Platforms or Disciples?
Business as Missions—NOT Life is Mission - YEP!
September
The Christ of the Indian Road - E. Stanley Jones
Thank You Father
360 Degrees of Wild!
Movements & Unity in the Body of Christ
Revitalizing the Church? I don’t think so!
Remembering . . . . Rambling
Must Read Article - by Ralph D. Winter
Simplicity
The Ethics of Stewart Title
Once a Church Planter - Always a Church Planter
Mega-Church Pastors Challenged by Mega-Business!
Way to Go Pastor John Jenkins!
History Last Night!!!!!!
The MUST READ Book of the Year
Christian - Today - Love Your Muslim
Missional & the Sunday Event
Gotta Run!
O Little Town of Bethlehem . . . how sad we see thee ????
Gimme Your 2 Cents!
Gimme’ Some Slack
August
What is Missional?
Stop “Tinkerin” With the Church!
The Cross - For The Lost and Found
The 1 and the 99 and the 1000
Way to go Vince Antonucci
Attention Church Planter Wives!
The Book That Transforms Nations
We’re Back From Hawaii
ALTERNATIVE VIEW TO ISREALI-PALESTINEAN CONFLICT
Global Leadership Forum
Mission Accomplished
Kevin and Amy Colon
A Surreal Tale of Two Exceptional Young Men
I’M BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE!
Live Blogging Idea—What Do You Think?
God Lessons in the Father’s World
July
Article in the New York Times
NorthWood in the News
Relating to People of Different Religions
Dallas Morning News Blog
Rock on Richard Haas & Council on Foreign Affairs
Today with Richard Haas - Council on Foreign Relations
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT FROM THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT
Globalization’s Impact on Institutional Missions
Power of the Church versus Power of the Gospel
Kingdom Builder or Castle Builder
Chris Seiple & IGE—Making a Difference
Paul’s Greatest Legacy—What Every Young Preacher Needs to Know
Missional Families - Let’s Hear it for the Tough Mama!
Name the Homemaker Project Contest
Bob Roberts - Texican
Questions on Meeting with President Triet of Vietnam
June
Movements - Organizations - Cults
Yipee…We Made the Top 25
The Collaborative Program
Missional Dad’s
Redeem the Time
What is Your Reputation?
Delivered but not Conqueror
Remarkable
May
With or Without the Beard—Vote Now!!!
China - Art, Movements, Culture, Blogging
Leadership
How our Eschatology is Destroying God’s World
Plantinga Rocks! May this be in English!
Continuing Education with TED Talks
Guest House in Hanoi
Building Credibility
Change The World Guys and Gals
East Teaches West
You Go Girl!
Bill Gates—America’s Greatest Missionary
Mark Galli’s Article on Vietnam
April
A Letter from a Pastor on Evangelism
Cover Story—Church Executive Magazine
The Whole BIG picture
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Redefining the Church—Changing the World
Transformation Available in Korean
Easter - The Bitter Sweet
The United Nations - Its Value & Necessity
Who’s Justice
I can’t believe it’s done
March
Alas - Painter Bob vs. Butts in seats - Preacher Bob
Incarnational Eating
Horse Race Track Churches
Societal Engagement Formula from Hanoi to Puebla to NE Tarrant County
Here - Rockin and Rollin
HANOI OR BUST!
A LOVE WAR!
Meeting in Doha
February
The God Meeting
The Conference is Over
Log Entry
Lots of Learning
DoHa conclusion of Day 1
Doha Day 1
Off to Doha Today
Pastor John Jenkins and FBC Glenarden is just Incredible
Accepting Applications
Missional? Postmodern? Emerging?
Glocalization is Out!!!
January
A Tale of Two Cars
A Tale of Two Cars
Genetics and Sin—Science and God
Small Units and Multiplication
Wouldn’t Everyone Want to Be Healed?
Missional is Doing!!!
Simple Church or Simple Jesus
Does the Church Make Disciples or Disciples Make the Church
We Love You Jill
Bosch and Paradigms
This IS my home…
Counting By 5’s
A Stroll in Hell
Application
Christian Worldview?
I Wrote The First Page Today!
2006
December
2006—History Making Year at NorthWood
Cultural Immersion and Steve Case
Ti Graduates and It’s Red River Day
Developing Leaders
Faith, Society and Gerson
Transformation in Korean
Interns 06-07
Belize Navidad
Duc’s The Man!!!
Pastoral Leadership in the Missional Church
Church Planting Movement?
Merry Christmas, Jill
November
Be Hopeful Rick Warren
NorthWood—You Guys Are The Real Deal
You Guys Make It Happen!!
Partnership To Aid Missions In Vietnam
Eat Your Food!
Church Multiplication - The Tithe of Movement
Ben and Ashley
Pastor - Catalyst
Movements & Decentralization
Peter & Paul—Who Was Really Missional?
Requirement For Pastors - Imitate Me
I Sometimes Question God
Religious Political Movements?
Atheism—Man The Machine
October
Church Planters Must Think Bigger!!! National New Church Conference April 2007—Will Help
Movements and Marketplace
MOVEMENTS BY COMPANIES
Movements & Multiplication—Two Different Things, or Related?
Darfur
Reasons Why Faith Spreads
Lessons From Carey
Interns & Leadership
September
Phriday’s Thoughts
Why Blogging Matters
Intern Richie Kim’s Response
A Prayer Covering
Missiology—Grab What’s in Your Face
Why They Start Churches—Through Their Eyes
Reception at Ambassador’s Home
Glocal Ventures, Part of Memorandum of Understanding
Judge at A World Beauty Contest?
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
Meeting With Young Diplomat
Interview with Hmong Pastor
Movements or Trends
Marble Mountain
Meetings With Party Chairmen
August
Wild Ride
Discernment
I Love Prayer That is Real
Thanks Jon Meacham & Johnnie Morgan
Rock and Roll Time—Back to Vietnam
I Love It When People Dream Big and Believe Their Dreams!
We Need Children
Ti—You’re Right
Where Do You Start?
Stand On My Shoulders
July
Settler/Pioneer/Theology
Mission—-Geographical? Yes or No?
The Story Board
Run, Rick, Run!
Missions Is Dead!
God and Man
Excerpts From Special Needs Address—Hanoi University of Education
June
Patiently WhiteKnuckling
Running In The Spirit
Was The Cross Child Abuse?
No Wonder They Don’t Call Him Savior
Missional - Transcending the Opposite
Missional Failure with a Cabbie
God Is On the Move in Vietnam
One Of The Top Days Of My Ministry
Vietnam is Trying
Separation of Church and State - Not Faith and Society
Religious Speak
“Missional”—Only if You’re 4 Steps Removed
Three Movements—Four if You’re Exceptional
May
A Table to Live Around
My Last is Her First
Postmodern West - Postmodern World?
Center Shift To Asia
All Straight Lines Are Really Circles
Earning The Right To Be Heard
Greater Joy Has No Father
The Postman
April
Risking Collaboration
Wild Texas Weather
Coming Home
Lessons From Wrestling
The Present Global
Thoughts On Solitude
March
Who’s Really Sharp
Putting A Price On Someone
Interns
In Jakarta
One Question
One Question
One Question
February
That Book is Done!!
Brokaw’s Western View of God Can’t Comprehend
Bono Really Rocks
Unrecognizeable and Unacknowledged Miracles
January
We Love You Jo Arthur
How Can I Not Be Filled With Pride?
One-Sided Conversation
VIAGVIANGELISM!
2005
December
The Future of Faith In—————-
Press On
When God Came Near
Tribal Leaders
ROCK-ON NIKKI
November
Handing Off Strong
On The Seventh Day. . .
All Day for Ten Minutes
Yo Mama’s A Liar!
October
So Wild—So Unexpected—So Typical
B.C. - A.D. / B.R. - A.R.—The Road
The Window Washer(s)
September
Hanoi Bound
Free Kitten!
About Love
The Power of Women
20th Anniversary
August
Today, I Am A Minority!
Asleep In The Blanket
MOLES
July
Stuck Living In Purgatory
No Dirt To Call Home
Connecting The Current
Heroes Still Do Life
June
For It To Be Real, You Gotta Feel It
Amish Honeymooners
Legitimate Nobility


