I would love to come speak at your church, conference, retreat, or special event! I serve as the Lead Pastor and Communicator at Mosaic Church in Maple Grove, MN. Our worship service is at 4 PM on Sunday afternoons, which means that I have availability to speak on Saturday evenings or Sunday mornings. I am … Continue reading Speaking Availability
Two weeks ago, I embarked on a new journey I’m calling the “Better Man Project.” For 10 weeks I’m going to be “micro-habit stacking”. So what does that mean? Each week I’ll be adding 2 new habits that are designed to help me live a healthier life and help me as I grow and become … Continue reading Better Man Project Week 2
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.- Matthew 28:19 These are some of Jesus' final words to his followers before he ascended back to the Father, so we know they are super important! But what is the best … Continue reading Handcrafted Disciple Making
About a week ago, I embarked on a new journey I'm calling the "Better Man Project." For 10 weeks I'm going to be "micro-habit stacking". So what does that mean? Each week I'll be adding 2 new habits that are designed to help me live a healthier life and help me as I grow and … Continue reading Better Man Project Week 1
Have you ever been on a Wild Goose Chase? There's something about the ancient Celtic people that just moves me deep in my bones. They saw the Holy Spirit not as a hovering white dove but as a “wild goose.” The wild goose is passionate, noisy, and courageous. The Celtic people saw how the Holy … Continue reading LIFE UPDATE
After dropping my son Joshua off at school this morning, per my normal routine, I headed to the gym to lift some weights and get in 60 minutes of cardio. It felt great to work up a sweat and to get oxogen pumping into my muscles after three consecutive nights of leading Mosaic Community Groups. … Continue reading When I doubt
"I'm so glad I'm an AMERICAN!" A man I have never met before sauntered into the sauna at Lifetime Fitness, looked me in the eye, and said those words in a boasting, sort of challenging way. It was so jarring that I sort of just looked at him and gave him a halfway smile. He … Continue reading Welcome to the Table
This past weekend I had the chance to go snowshoeing up in Rocky Mountain National Park. I could have gone alone, but I decided to take my 8 year old son Joshua along with me. He had never snowshoed before, so I knew there was probably going to be a bit of a learning curve. … Continue reading Coaching Your Kids
We are currently working our way through the book of Luke at my church. This past Sunday we dove into Luke 4. The problem was that there was too much information that I wanted to share so I had to cut a bunch of stuff from my message! Here's a little bit that didn't make … Continue reading From the Cutting Room: Luke 4
I was talking with my new friend Chris about church planting at my office this afternoon. And by "office", I mean the Starbucks I work out of Monday through Friday. I love my Starbucks! (In fact, someone even wrote an article about it and called me "The Starbucks Pastor"!) So there I was at Starbucks, … Continue reading Why Plant a Church with Converge?
ERIK LINDEEN 