EDLD – Discipleship
[ytp_playlist source=”PLUDsQg1O9letgOyV6HZI7AvGfA5Xo8BpC”] Watch the complete Discipleship YouTube playlist above, or select videos below: Video | What I Learned Through My Heart Attack And Recovery (Phil Strout) Video | How Is Your Soul? (Phil Strout) Video | Duty, Discipline, And Delight (Phil Strout) Video | Learning To Care For Your Soul (Phil Strout) Video | How […]
An Unlikely Brother
I spent the second half of the trip on the north shore of of this island, where I’m excited to say, we now have our first official La Viña in this nation! Although Vineyard is not a recognized denomination there, the congregation has started to call themselves, La Viña Casa de Amor. On one of […]
Discerning A Local Church’s Work In Global Missions
Vineyard Missions has asked me to share how our church, the Red Bluff Vineyard, is discerning and working toward joining a Missions Partnership. Our goal is to spend the next two years (or less) exploring where God is calling us, who God is calling us to, and how to best engage in global missions! I […]
Senegalese Man Healed And Walks Away
So I prayed a second time. When I asked how he was doing again, he just walked away. A few hours later he came running up to me with a huge grin, exclaiming that he was completely healed. He said, “I didn’t mean to be rude when I walked away, but I was so touched […]
First-Time Cross-Cultural Church Planting As Grandparents: The Chilcott Story
Let’s Rewind The Story To The Beginning, The Real Miracle. We had never been to Puerto Rico before, but as we flew the first time into San Juan for a short-term missions trip, as I looked out of the airplane window, suddenly I saw this picture or vision of planting churches in Puerto Rico, setting […]
5 Steps to Get Out Of Your Church
Pastor, your church needs you to get out. There, I said it. Get. Out. I’m not telling you to abandon your church. Rather, my exhortation is for all pastors—yes Senior Pastor, I’m looking at you—to make a regular commitment to get out of your church and into your community. While articles and blogs and research […]
A Great Year For Jesus In Northern Côte D’Ivoire
In predominantly Muslim northern Côte d’Ivoire over the past year 193 new believers have come to Christ, and 33 villages have formed new home Bible studies. One village even built a church building totally on their own initiative and with their own resources (see photo below). This is the first Vineyard church building in Côte d’Ivoire! Their […]
Sharing The Gospel As Story
Humans need stories. They help us answer the big existential questions, like who am I; what is my purpose? We long to be part of a great story, which is why inviting people to follow Jesus into the epic story of the Kingdom of God is very good news. And, like any good epic, when we step […]
Gaining Traction In Reaching Out To Your City
When considering how to reach out to our city a few moments come to mind. The moments are probably not your typical city outreach events, rather events where we partnered with God in what it seemed like He was doing in our area. Caring For Our Church; Caring For Our City In 2011, the Mayor […]
Surprises For The Vineyard
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Vineyard, Ever since I started saying yes to God, He has lead me into unendingly unexpected places and situations. Every time I think I know what is up ahead, a new challenge and a new opportunity to know God better seems to appear over the horizon. Surprises Keep Our […]
