Drew Knowles
5 articles
Planting & Enchanting
To begin, I want to thank my co-essayists, men for whom the topic of church planting is more than notional or theoretical. These men are practitioners. Their shared commitment to multiply the Garden-Sanctuary of God has passed out of the realm of conviction and taken tangible form in the Spirit-established…
Church Planting: Multiplying the Light of Christ
On the Eve of Easter, the faithful convene in darkness, and a fire is kindled. From this newly kindled fire, a large, Paschal Candle is lighted, symbolizing Christ, and the congregation follows the flame into the sanctuary. This single flame then illuminates a sea of candles, dispelling the darkness, as…
The Lord’s Prayer Exposited
“Our Father in heaven,” what is man that we should be called your sons and daughters, beloved children of God Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, Yahweh of Hosts, the Ancient of Days. You are not a father preoccupied with work or engrossed in your smartphone; you are a present…
Pastor Frankenstein
Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself… –– Victor Frankenstein In Mary Shelley’s classic novel, Victor Frankenstein is a young intellectual with an excessive thirst for glory and worldwide acclaim. Having lost his beloved mother, Frankenstein works to…
Church Planting as Garden Growing
The closing chapters of the Bible bring to fulfillment the mission inaugurated in the opening chapters of the Bible: the dwelling place of God expands to fill the entire new creation. The story of Scripture concludes having achieved God’s original intent for His people in the Garden of Eden, and…