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The Unlikely Marriage of Mission and Institution Part 5

Mike Kelly | April 17, 2025

How the New Testament Did the Great Commission and What it Means for the Church Today —by— Rev. Michael Kelly Executive Director of the Northwest Church Planting Network We Must Change Our Metric for Successful Church Plants. It is often said that it is the leader’s job to define reality. True enough, however, before leaders […]

The Unlikely Marriage of Mission and Institution Part 4

Mike Kelly | April 14, 2025

How the New Testament Did the Great Commission and What it Means for the Church Today —by— Rev. Michael Kelly Executive Director of the Northwest Church Planting Network Our Apologists Must Turn Their Energies to Defending the Church in History Our apologists have been busy these last decades. Atheist zealots have laid waste to more […]

The Unlikely Marriage of Mission and Institution Part 2

Mike Kelly | March 15, 2025

How the New Testament Did the Great Commission and What it Means for the Church Today —by— Rev. Michael Kelly Executive Director of the Northwest Church Planting Network Part 2 The Challenge and Necessity of New Testament Mission in the 21st Century— Historical Trends— Speaking of the advent of voluntary mission agencies, which burgeoned in […]

The Unlikely Marriage of Mission and Institution

Mike Kelly | March 13, 2025

How the New Testament Did the Great Commission and What it Means for the Church Today —by— Rev. Michael Kelly Executive Director of the Northwest Church Planting Network Part 1 The Structure of New Testament Koinonia— The Bible is full of “fly over” passages we skim on our way to more famous destinations. The lay […]

The Mind of God

Mike Kelly | March 2, 2025

Mike Kelly | February 13, 2022 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.” Psalm 139.10 David knew his theology and rejoiced to put it to verse. His pen overflowed with odes to God’s glorious perfections and left a treasury of choral divinity that’s delighted us for ages. This Psalm is no exception, but its theology […]

Eight Days to Easter

Mike Kelly | January 1, 2024

I Gave Up Wit for Lent and No One Noticed.

Mike Kelly | April 15, 2023

My daughter, my two sons, and my wife don’t think I’m hilarious, but I do. It’s not just me either, a lot of people agree, maybe even my daughter-in-law. Wit is one of my things, specifically the Irish variety with its endearing sarcasm and piercing insights. As Lent approached and I considered where the fruit […]

Eight Days To Easter: What Have You Done With This Man?

Mike Kelly | April 9, 2023

This is post 9 of 9 in the series “Eight Days to Easter” The Gospels tell us about Jesus’ birth and ministry in order to tell us about his death and resurrection. Two-thirds of their pages focus on the last week of his life. Eight Days to Easter follows Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter […]

Eight Days To Easter: What Now?

Mike Kelly | April 8, 2023

This is post 8 of 9 in the series “Eight Days to Easter” The Gospels tell us about Jesus’ birth and ministry in order to tell us about his death and resurrection. Two-thirds of their pages focus on the last week of his life. Eight Days to Easter follows Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter […]

Eight Days To Easter: Whose King?

Mike Kelly | April 7, 2023

This is post 7 of 9 in the series “Eight Days to Easter” The Gospels tell us about Jesus’ birth and ministry in order to tell us about his death and resurrection. Two-thirds of their pages focus on the last week of his life. Eight Days to Easter follows Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter […]

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