City to City Blog

[Originally posted at Redeemer.com.]

In a previous blog post I wrote about the 18th century pastor John Newton, who showed us that most Christians live out their lives with obvious character flaws that ruin both their joy and their Christian witness. But why is it that so many ...

From April 23-25, 2013, the network of churches called City to City Europe held its fifth meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. Over 200 church planters and leaders from about 60 different cities across Europe were in attendance. Our first such meeting in London 2005 had just 15. 

For two ...

April is our second busiest month of the year (see you soon September). With all that’s going on in the office, we’ve managed to recruit a couple of guest bloggers to keep the blog fresh and exciting. 

Pete Armstrong explores the history of the neighborhood where he’s planting a church. The ...

Often times all we need in order to do what needs to be done is to acknowledge what God is already doing. Allow me to unpack this simple thought.

If we are honest, the reason why things do not get done in our lives or ministry is not because we lack ...

In the summer of 2011, before we launched our church, I took my leadership team through an exercise that determined which aspects of church life they were most passionate about.  Holistic community development and growth in discipleship were near the top of the list, while evangelism was toward the bottom. ...