the Glocal Trekker Blog

I can't say that I've ever been with a group of people that I enjoyed more. It was the Race Track Chaplaincy of America. I'm standing here in front of Lone Star Downs with Edward Smith the President of the RTCA and Sam Spence the Chaplain. They wanted me to come out and see what they are doing. They now have a church they started there and I got to see it. There are around 200 horse racing tracks in America and they have ministries at around 125 locations--many with churches that have been started there.

Last night I spoke at their convention in Louisville, Kentucky and it was just awesome. I met some of the finest people I've ever met. Pat Day, maybe the winningest jockey of all time, was there. He loves Jesus. A powerful testimony. I want him to come speak at our church. They are going international! They had read my book GLOCALIZATION and had chaplains from at least 15 countries. Sometimes people don't respond favorably to them when they tell them what they do and where they do it, but where else would you want a church? The more I thought about it the more I began to think, man, we need churches wherever people are, be they "good, bad or indifferent." As usual, the Aussies were there--sharp people and even a couple of Kiwis! Lots of South Americans and others, as well.

When we get to global church planting status, here are 3 key things: the context which is the Glocal, the disciple which is behavioral-based, and the theology which is Kingdom. But, beyond that, there are 2 practical things that will have to happen. First, to have a global cpm, it will have to be churches in flat places. Entertainment, airports, and societal domains may be the new places we start churches as opposed to pieces of land. Second, to have a global cpm, it will come from unwanted and 3rd culture people. They have the ability to span multiple cultures and lead to tipping points.

Be creative. What are some other places and other kinds of churches we could have based on where "sinful" people like all of us are?