Understanding the Gifts of Grace

Today we are going to focus on a Bible passage that I bet you skip when you read it. If you don’t skim over it now, I bet you used to. I’m just being honest here, until I began studying alongside Alan’s writing, I didn’t know it was there. It was like reading English, English, English, then (ugh) Klingon, Klingon, Klingon, then (ahhhh) English again.

When 5Q Has A Mic Drop Moment

There are several mic drop moments in 5Q, moments where what we have read is so profound, we have to stop and allow it time to wrestle with our heart and minds; to give it permission to challenge our preconceptions and understanding.

Learning To Think In 5Q Colors

This week, we want to point you to The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church, as another tool you can use to help apply what you read in 5Q. In the excerpt that follows, Alan helps us engage a paradigm of “Thinking 5Q.” How do you begin to change the culture of your team? Try this! 

APEST in the Workplace: Seeing 5Q In Everyday Spaces

Today we are going to zombie-proof your missional calling and help you navigate 5Q where you work.  At the same time, we are going to show you how to get practical with some of the tables that you find in the 5Q book. Once you get familiar with the shapes of APEST, the core characteristics, you begin to see them functioning all around you.

Houston, We Have A Problem…Maybe?

After an amazing run with real reader reviews and some amazing guest posts, this week we wanted to return to the source and take a deeper look into a question that we run into quite often as we begin our favorite part of 5Q: Equipping and Training the Local Church.

Reader Reviews That Take 5Q To The Next Level

We are still celebrating the *NEW* release of 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ ! We would like to take another weekly post and express our deepest gratitude for all of you who have received your copy, read it and then took the time to write a blogpost or leave an Amazon review. Today, …

See What Real Readers Are Saying About 5Q!

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] It’s been about a month since the release of 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ and what an awesome ride! We have seen so many of you jump into the Kingdom movement that 5Q describes and grab your own copy of the book. That’s the whole point: A symphony – a conversation …

5Q: Jesus Is The Agenda For The Church

We are excited to be running a series of post that are excerpts from Alan’s new book, 5Q:Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. If you haven’t purchased your copy, you want to do that today! 5Q is the harmonic equivalent of a Symphony in the Body of Christ and the music of God’s Kingdom needs …

The Self-Generating Potential In The Body Of Christ

This is an excerpt from Alan’s new book, 5Q:Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. This post will rock your world. Keep reading to discover how. In Ephesians 4, the cosmic and eternal purposes in Christ are unfolding so as to include the fivefold typology at the heart of it. According to the text, the whole point of bequeathing APEST to the …

Announcing the 5Q Blog-a-Thon!

We’re looking for bloggers to share their reflections about 5Q—and we think we can make it worth your while. Here’s how you can get in on the action: Get your copy of 5Q. The first 25 bloggers will get their book for free! Discounted pricing will apply to after that.  (Just email alan@5Qcentral.com for details.) Write your honest review and reflection of …