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    KevI'm a recovering worship pastor who has worked with new churches in Northern California and in the Chicago region, where I currently live with my wife Patti and daughter Evangeline.

    My family is exploring the world of missional church planting, and this blog is part of that process.

    The opinions and statements here are my own and are not approved by any church or organization.

    I'm no expert... just someone trying to live a missional life.

    -Kevin Richardson

    About Warm and Well Fed

    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
    - James 2:15-16

    The question I want to ask is this: Is anything we're doing, doing anything? Has the church, God's delivery system for hope, become for the most part ineffectual? Are our communities changing... are neighbors caring for each other in a tangible way... is Jesus the center of peoples' lives? This blog draws inspiration from the passage quoted above as after a decade of vocational ministry I found myself asking, "what good is it?"

    It is time for all of us to ask some hard questions about what happens when God's Kingdom intrudes on our status quo. Hopefully something written here might add to the conversation.

The Missional Life

Change Is Coming

Ten years ago, I took on my first paid ministry role, leading worship on weekends at a little church in Cincinnati, OH. Ever since then, that has been my identity-- ...

Rethink Church

The Priesthood Of A Few Believers

Our institution of church, built over centuries, is one where most Christ-followers aren’t fully living out what they can do for the Kingdom…

Rethink Everything

Understanding our trade language, and what we should trade it for: Part 1

As missionaries went out into the world from their native countries, they discovered something: many indigenous peoples speak at least two languages…

Worship Leadership

Worship leading and the spiritual gift of teleportation

Ok, so we’ve all experienced it… you’re in a worship experience, praying corporately. You open your eyes and… POOF! the worship band has suddenly appeared, ready again to lead us musically…