Mission Lab

Shawn goes solo and offers a telling of "The Story of God," showing the big picture of the Bible's overarching narrative... Read more

Approximately half the population of the world considers themselves to be "introverts." What does mission and community ... Read more

We recruited a cast of thousands to break down this timely question brought up by a reason Barna study: why do Millennia... Read more

Pretty simple: we reflect on what scares us about mission, discipleship, and the church. 

Shawn sits down with his good friend Jim Mello to discuss the importance of safe communities, emotional intelligence, an... Read more

Back in episode 25, we discussed whether we should "go rogue" when it comes to mission and community in our churches if ... Read more

Shawn sits down with Greg Jamrog, who recently embraced Christianity and Adventism, to talk about what his journey into ... Read more

Hard conversations are, well, hard, but they are so critically important. We talk about the importance of dialogue - bot... Read more

We answer a few more of your questions, discussing what we would have done differently in the past, knowing what we know... Read more

After "re-launching" our Sabbath gathering service on September 15, we share some reflections on what went down and how ... Read more

We go an unconventional route, sharing a sermon that Ty Gibson recently preached. But cut us some slack: we're on vacati... Read more

It may sound like a cliche, but we talk about the importance of prayer when it comes to mission and discipleship, sharin... Read more

We knew this day would come: we've been having conversations lately with people who are interested in officially joining... Read more

Shawn goes solo and preaches a "sermon," examining scripture to determine if church buildings contain "sacred space." He... Read more

The word "discipleship" is such a buzzword today. It is populat to talk about its importance. We also mention it frequen... Read more

Shawn goes solo in this episode to talk about something that - in his opinion - a church should never, ever do. 

Shawn sits down with Ted Huskins, the Executive Secretary from the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Advent... Read more

Meet Jose. He's a friend of Shawn's. The two met while Jose was serving Shawn and his book club at a Mexican restaurant ... Read more

There seems to be a growing sentiment among Christians in general, and even Seventh-day Adventists in particular, which ... Read more

Though we have never planted a church from scratch, we offer some very practical advice on what we would do if we did. O... Read more