September 2009
1 post
Early House Churches →
interesting article about what early house churches would have looked like
June 2009
1 post
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“It is what we think we know already that prevents us from learning.”
– Claude Bernard
May 2009
2 posts
Introduction to Jeremiah, the Message Remix
What happens when everything you believe in and live by is smashed to bits by circumstances? Sometimes the reversals of what we expect from God come to us as individuals, other times as entire communities. When it happens, does catastrophe work to re-form our lives to conform to who God actually is and not the way we imagined or wished Him to be? Does it lead to an abandonment of God? Or worse,...
coaching and discipleship
Coaching Church Planters
I’m in a coaching training with Corporate Coach U right now. About a year ago I went through Coachnet/Coaching 101 with Bob Logan and Scott Thomas. Coaching is definitely in vogue with forward thinking, missional initiatives/networks/denominations, and with good reason.
My first exposure to coaching definitely forced me to rethink my presuppositions. I learned that:
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April 2009
7 posts
Love Jesus, Hate Church →
“More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter...”
– Henri Nouwen, Gracias
What I think leadership looks like...
Firstly, let me say that I didn’t read all of the previous article. But I will describe what I think good leadership looks like.
A good leader is one who does not see himself as any better than those he is leading. He/she is willing to do the very things that he is wanting his followers to do, and he is willing to lend a hand. He desires to get to know those that he is leading and is...
what does leadership look like? →
why are you here?
March 2009
4 posts
Opting Out (of church) →
glocalization →
'spiritual formation for the sake of others' →
Thoughts....
So I’ve been doing a whole lot of thinking and I am not really liking the person that I am right now. I feel like I do nothing but complain and rant about all the things that are going wrong. It’s made me think of all the things that happened when the decision to change church as we know it was made. There were a few people who were outraged with the changes, and they were sure to make...
February 2009
7 posts
Reflection..... →
My thoughts at 4:53 am...
Been up for about an hour now. I think I have figured out the reasons that people continue to smoke. It has been 11 days since I decided to quit polluting my body with cigarette smoke. I am elated at this decision, and even more excited and encouraged that I have made it this far!! In the past 11 days, I have stumbled a few times, and broken down and smoked the odd cigarette. One of the real...
change or die →
Interview with David Fitch
Here’s a little snippet from an interview Frank Viola had with David Fitch:
“If you had to list 5 of the most important elements that you would like to see changed in local churches across America, what would those 5 things be?
OK here’s 4 off the top of my head. 1.) Less emphasis on success and growth, more on authentic Christian living and discipleship. This is the obedience God...
Our second greatest gift!!
I was going to title it our greatest gift, but than I would be forgetting the most important gift is Jesus!! So my second greatest gift is the friends that God has placed in my life. It is absolutely amazing, and so often we take these friendships for granted. Recently while on facebook, I was blessed to have the opportunity to chat with a childhood friend. I am embarrassed to admit that she...
January 2009
16 posts
4 marks of a deeper church →
This is kind of an interesting article that I think definitely describes our own church environment. It’s interesting that there are other people who see the same things that seem to be missing, and a reminder to keep up what we are doing.
“the Jesus I know is not a carpenter that made pews, but a man-God that came to...”
– mikey
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“cars and phones and diamond rings, bling bling
these are only removable...”
– Jack Johnson, Gone
“When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of...”
– Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
apprentices in hope
The world is changing and we must change with it. We are companions on a journey through change. How are we to instill hope as we come alongside and walk together? How are we to create an environment of adventure and discovery to challenge people to dream outside their world? What are the characteristics of a community which inspires people to look beyond themselves and love a forgotten world? How...
“To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your...”
New Life for a Dying Church →
What I am going to share tomorrow.....
I want everyone to understand what our “living room” is all about. I want to share what it means to me and why I believe it is where everyone needs to be!!
Most average so called christian people would look at our monday night gatherings as your typical Bible study group. We meet almost every monday, we read the Bible together and we hopefully learn to apply what we have studied to...
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How Rich Are You? →
Ever wonder how rich you are in comparison to the rest of the world?
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Cookie Jar -Jack Johnson
I would turn on the tv,...
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Buy Nothing Year →
“Buy Nothing Year is a rejection of an economic system which values profit over people and which uses economic advantage to maintain an unjust power structure. …It is also an effort to contribute as little as possible to the waste stream, by living as much as possible on the excesses of society.”
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“Is the kingdom just an ideal that young people flirt with, or has God called us...”
– becoming the answer to our prayers - by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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WatchLecture Series: Walking Worthily: Missional Leadership after Christendom
Part 1: The Worthy Walk of the Missional Congregation
The good stuff comes 7 minutes into the video, so just skip forward.
Notes in PDF