Brad Brisco
@bradleybrisco.bsky.social
Missiologist / Co-author of Missional Essentials, The Missional Quest, Next Door As It Is In Heaven, & author of ReThink & Covocational Church Planting. DMin. INTJ. Contemplative in 2nd half of life. Treasure Island, Florida www.missionalchurchnetwork.com
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I don’t think we fully grasp the damage political entanglement is having on the life/witness of the church in the U.S. The perception (or reality) will only become harder to undo.
I am not saying we should abandon politics. But engagement must be marked by wisdom, integrity & courage.
I am not saying we should abandon politics. But engagement must be marked by wisdom, integrity & courage.
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I don’t think we fully grasp the damage political entanglement is having on the life/witness of the church in the U.S. The perception (or reality) will only become harder to undo.
I am not saying we should abandon politics. But engagement must be marked by wisdom, integrity & courage.
I am not saying we should abandon politics. But engagement must be marked by wisdom, integrity & courage.
"Whataboutism" is a lazy way to debate an issue you disagree with.
February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Whataboutism" is a lazy way to debate an issue you disagree with.
"The world is more magical, less predictable, more autonomous, less controllable, more varied, less simple, more infinite, less knowable, more wonderfully troubling than we could have imagined being able to tolerate when we were young."
~ James Hollis, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life."
~ James Hollis, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life."
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
"The world is more magical, less predictable, more autonomous, less controllable, more varied, less simple, more infinite, less knowable, more wonderfully troubling than we could have imagined being able to tolerate when we were young."
~ James Hollis, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life."
~ James Hollis, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life."
"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather." #groundhogday
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather." #groundhogday
Only as the People of God receive the stranger, the sinner, and the immigrant, those who don’t play our game our way, do we discover not only the hidden, feared, and hated parts of our own souls, but the fullness of Jesus himself. We need them for our own conversion. ~ Rohr
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Only as the People of God receive the stranger, the sinner, and the immigrant, those who don’t play our game our way, do we discover not only the hidden, feared, and hated parts of our own souls, but the fullness of Jesus himself. We need them for our own conversion. ~ Rohr
Few leaders possess the insight and heart of Dr. Mark Labberton. His voice is essential for the U.S. church right now, and it was a true honor to be a guest on his Conversing podcast this past week to talk all things church planting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Missional Church Planting, with Brad Brisco
Podcast Episode · Conversing with Mark Labberton · 01/27/2026 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Few leaders possess the insight and heart of Dr. Mark Labberton. His voice is essential for the U.S. church right now, and it was a true honor to be a guest on his Conversing podcast this past week to talk all things church planting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Leadership does not begin with title or position, it begins the moment you are more concerned about others’ flourishing than your own.
~ Andy Crouch #StrongAndWeak
~ Andy Crouch #StrongAndWeak
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Leadership does not begin with title or position, it begins the moment you are more concerned about others’ flourishing than your own.
~ Andy Crouch #StrongAndWeak
~ Andy Crouch #StrongAndWeak
The volume is up, the wisdom is down.
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The volume is up, the wisdom is down.
"We live on the surface of the ocean, buffeted by waves of thought and emotion, unaware of the deep, still waters beneath."
~ "The Little Book of Being" by Diana Winston #Shadow
~ "The Little Book of Being" by Diana Winston #Shadow
January 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"We live on the surface of the ocean, buffeted by waves of thought and emotion, unaware of the deep, still waters beneath."
~ "The Little Book of Being" by Diana Winston #Shadow
~ "The Little Book of Being" by Diana Winston #Shadow
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." ~ Albert Einstein
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." ~ Marcel Proust
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." ~ Marcel Proust
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." ~ Albert Einstein
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." ~ Marcel Proust
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." ~ Marcel Proust
"The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ."
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer from "Life Together."
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer from "Life Together."
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ."
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer from "Life Together."
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer from "Life Together."
"There is an evil which most of us condone and are even guilty of: indifference to evil... It is more universal, more contagious, more dangerous than evil itself."
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel; The Insecurity of Freedom (1966)
In a democracy, we are all shareholders.
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel; The Insecurity of Freedom (1966)
In a democracy, we are all shareholders.
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
"There is an evil which most of us condone and are even guilty of: indifference to evil... It is more universal, more contagious, more dangerous than evil itself."
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel; The Insecurity of Freedom (1966)
In a democracy, we are all shareholders.
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel; The Insecurity of Freedom (1966)
In a democracy, we are all shareholders.
Self-recognition is rarely confidence; it's compensation.
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Self-recognition is rarely confidence; it's compensation.
I just watched the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT that CBS News didn't want people to see. It appears to be researched and reported with depth and integrity. The entire story is disturbing and disgusting. Shame on CBS for canceling the airing of the segment.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I just watched the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT that CBS News didn't want people to see. It appears to be researched and reported with depth and integrity. The entire story is disturbing and disgusting. Shame on CBS for canceling the airing of the segment.
Changing your mind about something is a sign that truth matters more than ego.
December 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Changing your mind about something is a sign that truth matters more than ego.
As a rule, dogmatics has based itself on the proclamation structure of the epistles, not the story structure of the gospels.
~ Hendrikus Berkhof
~ Hendrikus Berkhof
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As a rule, dogmatics has based itself on the proclamation structure of the epistles, not the story structure of the gospels.
~ Hendrikus Berkhof
~ Hendrikus Berkhof
Weekly reminder:
"When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power, it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom."
~ Lesslie Newbigin #Kingdom
"When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power, it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom."
~ Lesslie Newbigin #Kingdom
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Weekly reminder:
"When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power, it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom."
~ Lesslie Newbigin #Kingdom
"When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power, it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom."
~ Lesslie Newbigin #Kingdom