Author: Jeremy Berg

The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Berg is the founding and lead pastor of MainStreet Covenant Church in Minnetonka Beach, MN, where he has served since 2010. He is an adjunct professor of Biblical and Theological Studies who has taught classes at Bethel University, University of Northwestern—St. Paul, North Central University, Crown College, and Solid Rock Discipleship School. Jeremy earned a doctorate in New Testament Context under Scot McKnight at Northern Seminary (Chicago). He and his wife, Kjerstin, have three kids, Peter, Isaak and Abigail.

3 Levels of Leadership Intuition (by John Maxwell)

August 23, 2010

Just about everyone is capable of developing a degree of leadership intuition, though we don’t all start off at the same place. I’ve found that all people fit into three major intuition levels: 1) THOSE WHO NATURALLY SEE IT Some people are born with exceptional leadership gifts. They instinctively understand people and know how to … More 3 Levels of Leadership Intuition (by John Maxwell)

QUOTABLES: Clark Pinnock’s Theological Pilgrimage

August 17, 2010

Clark Pinnock, a well-known theologian, has passed. As a young college kid majoring in Theology at Bethel, I attended the Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting in Colorado Springs in 2001.  My friend Joe and I had the opportunity to tag along with a group of scholars going out for dinner one evening. We carpooled from … More QUOTABLES: Clark Pinnock’s Theological Pilgrimage

QUOTABLES: C.S. Lewis

August 7, 2010

From one demon to another on leading one away from faith: “Surely you know that if a man can’t be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighbourhood looking for the church that ’suits’ him until he becomes a taster or connoisseur of churches… The search for a … More QUOTABLES: C.S. Lewis

Personal Update – July 2010

July 20, 2010

Hi blog readers and friends! I’m enjoying my “blog-cation” this July.  Providing “daily” illumination everyday for the past 500+ days straight was…well…time consuming work. Plus transitioning into the lifestyle of a church planter this summer has added a whole new intensity and work load to my life.  But this new ministry adventure also brings fresh … More Personal Update – July 2010

ORIGINS: The Forefront of Future Christianity

July 2, 2010

I’m grateful for culturally engaging Christian networks like Origins. From Scot McKnight at Jesus Creed: The Church in America is changing, and Origins is at the forefront. Origins is a worldwide network of leaders who follow Jesus thriving on the diversity and creativity growing in the Church. It’s an externally-focused network of creatives, business leaders, … More ORIGINS: The Forefront of Future Christianity

Divine Summons 17

June 29, 2010

CLARIFICATION: The “Divine Summons” series is telling the story of my call to Mound and the Revolution ministry we planted back in 2005-2007. This is not to be confused with our current efforts to continue that work with MainStreet Community. =) An Open Door of Ministry With the opposition-filled narrative-world of Acts shaping my personal … More Divine Summons 17

QUOTABLES: 2 Clement

June 26, 2010

“This is the reason why a person is unable to find peace: they instill human apprehensions, preferring the pleasure of the present to the promise of the future. For they do not know what great torment the pleasure of the present brings, and what delight the promise of the future brings.” – From 2 Clement, … More QUOTABLES: 2 Clement

Divine Summons 16

June 24, 2010

IV A Mustard Seed Revolution Begins When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with … More Divine Summons 16

Divine Summons 15

June 21, 2010

This series tells the story of the Revolution in Mound back in 2005-2007. Divine Encounters and Open Doors I don’t think it was more than a week later that Keri and I were out on one of our walks about town.  We stopped by Caribou Coffee as part of our normal routine.  We struck up … More Divine Summons 15

Divine Summons 14

June 16, 2010

Walkin’ After Midnight It was episodes like Paul’s Macedonian Call that so enraptured me that night some five years ago in the dining center as I read the Acts of the Apostles for the first time.  The question that haunted me from that day forward was simply this: Do I have the same God as … More Divine Summons 14

Divine Summons 13

June 15, 2010

The Macedonian Call Paul was both an “Apostle” and “apostle.”  The big “A” Apostles are in a class all by themselves.  They played a unique, God-chosen role in the expansion of the church in those early days following Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension.  They had to have seen the risen Christ.  Luke restricts this this to … More Divine Summons 13