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Todd Hunter is Speaking at Off The Map Live

by Rachel Stanton

Todd Hunter is President of Alpha USA, a Board member of Off The Map and a recent recipient of the Doctor of Ministry degree from George Fox Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Todd is also one of the most effective and highly respected coaches of young church planters all over the United States. Our Off The Map Live Blog host Rachel Stanton asked Todd about his participation in Off The Map Live.

quote Where did you first run into or hear about Off The Map? I’ve had the pressure…umm…”pleasure” of knowing Jim Henderson since before OTM started. This is not bragging—it just means I’m old and that I run in questionable circles

What motivated you to want to participate in Off The Map Live? I like the stimulating speakers, the challenging and forward-looking dialogs, and I can always count on a thoughtful and engaged crowd. Read more... quote

Randy Siever Joins Off The Map as Director of Doable Evangelism

by Jim Henderson

quote Ephesians 4:11 tells us that some are called to be evangelists… to equip the saints for the work…. My experience in church taught me just the opposite. Evangelists DO the work. They’re typically way too busy to train anyone. It’s the rare evangelist who realizes that his/her real work is not preaching or being on a stage but rather to give their gift away to others. Read more... quote

Three More Books You Thought You Wouldn't (Have Time To) Read

Why Good Things Happen to Good People Reviewed by Peter Walker

quote To be honest, when I initially picked up Dr. Stephen Post's Why Good Things Happen to Good People, I was expecting another thinly-veiled prosperity read in the grand tradition of Osteen and Amway. I've been down that road before: back in the '90s my brother jumped on the pyramid-bandwagon, distributing soap samples and copies of God Wants You To Be Rich to everyone he knew. When his finances flopped, so did his faith. Read more... quote

The Starfish and the Spider Reviewed by Eric Hansen

The Starfish and the Spider explores the power, promise, and sometimes threat of decentralized networks of people; That is, the leaderless organizations that function very well without having a centralized "command and control" structure or a recognized leader. Leaderless organizations are really more like movements, and are only loosely organized. Read more... quote

Missio Dei Reviewed by Jim Henderson

I don't read much about the missional church, because apart from The Shaping of Things to Come by Frost and Hirsch I find much of the writing/thinking to be overly theological/philosophical. I prefer stories of real people. Another thing is this: most books are too long and too fascinated with themselves. They lack awareness of the reader. This may be because many are written by teachers who major in information rather than by practitioners who focus on formation. Fred Peatross crosses this divide and gives us the best handbook on missional church on the market. Read more... quote

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