Really enjoying being at The Sticks. Love my pastor tribe! I talked out of Matthew 10:5-16. That passage is my philosophy of ministry. I also think of it as the First Commission. It’s the final locker room talk Jesus gave his disciples before their first mission.

I talked about Trojan horses, purple cows, and broken windows.

Remember the Greek legend? Queen Helen was kidnapped. And it took a Trojan Horse to get past the defenses of Troy. Churches need to discover the Trojan Horses that will help them get past people’s natural defense mechanisms and reach their community. I think servant evangelism is a Trojan Horse. So is our coffeehouse. So is technology.

We have more and more people coming to NCC who watch our webcast for months before visiting in person. It’s a Trojan Horse. People can watch in the comfort of their own home. In their underwear no less. And defense mechanisms are down!