Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV…
All this discussion about being a missional community comes with the challenge of finding “Missional Leadership” that “Equips God’s People for Mission.” An important point in this chapter is comes back to the idea that the church is shaped and led by the Spirit. If this [...]
I’m heading to Seattle on Thursday morning for Off the Map’s Revolution Conference. I’m going for two reasons really. First and foremost I have been doing a lot of work for them as the OTM webmaster (look here). Its been a total pleasure working with them. So, I am going to [...]
Part I, Part II, Part III…
A major challenge facing the church today is to “Cultivate Communities of the Holy Spirit.” The spirit is the key “distinctive characteristic of such communities” and it “creates and sustains them.” The authors very clearly point out that “the church owes its origin, its destiny, its structure, its ongoing life, [...]
So, i am out of town from Thursday to Saturday in Maryland with a group of great friends / pastors…
Since you won’t be reading my blog for a few days, why don’t you do something crazy…and read the Bible instead.
Okay, so i need some responses on this post again (and since i know you are out there - yes I am addicted to checking my stats! - I expect to get a few)
Here’s are the questions:
What are your dreams for your church community?
- I pray/dream that we would….
What are your dreams for your local [...]
I made a slight, but significant change to the Conversation at the Edge blog. Take a look and see if you can tell the difference in the new one…
Book Summary on Missional ChurchPart I - Part II
The key means to aid in the re-understanding of the church in this way demands a “fresh hearing of the gospel.” The gospel is Jesus. (87) Of course, the question is what is it about Jesus and his message that is the gospel? They [...]
Over the next few weeks I am going to be posting my review / summary of the book The Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America, edited by Darrell Guder. I can’t promise that it will be a perfect summary and I can’t promise that it won’t make more [...]
Me: The Well how may I help you?
Him: Is pastor Jackson there?
Me: No, he no longer works here.
Him: Can I ask who the Sr. pastor is?
Me: I guess that is me.
Him: I want to introduce to you…bla bla bla bla. something about outreach and growing your church bla bla bla.
Me: We’re probably not interested.
Him: You’re [...]
Over the next few weeks I am going to be posting my review / summary of the book The Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America, edited by Darrell Guder. I can’t promise that it will be a perfect summary and I can’t promise that it won’t make [...]
I made a post on my new and improved design blog about my favorite wordpress plugins. If you use wordpress, check em out…
In memory of the amazing comeback last Monday night…I thought I would share this beautiful and amazing piece of artistic genius…
Go Bears.
Did you hear about the Super Bowl Shuffle Reunion and their return to the studio?
Adam tagged me to share my workspace with the world. So, now you know where I spend a lot of my time during the week. See, we’re getting to know each other and we’ve never met, how special.
Click on the image below to see the descriptions of my two workspaces (Starbucks and [...]
From The Open Secret by Lesslie Newbigin. This quote is long, but well worth sharing (and reading).
“The community that confesses that Jesus is Lord has been, from the very beginning, a movement launched into the public life of mankind. The Greco-Roman world in which the New Testament was written was full [...]
I have the honor and privilege of leading a recently engaged couple in our church through marriage counseling over the next few months. This is actually my first wedding that I am officiating and my first stab at marriage counseling (lucky them). It’s been fun to study through marriage again and its been helpful [...]
I officially launched a new website today for Prairie Hill Christian Church.
They are still adding content, but have some up there.
What do you think of the design?
I’m sitting here in my office checking my e-mail as about 250-300 kids and their parents are here using our space for a concert for the School of Rock in Bucks County.
Its really, really crazy that this many people are here. None of them really have ever been to our church and [...]
I’m continuing to read through the book Missional Church and came across this quote…
“In a free world of the autonomous and decentered self, and with a gospel of reconciliation in Christ, the churches must revive what it means to be communities of the reign of God. Churches are called to be bodies of people [...]
A great little post on the “necessities” of suburban living… link here
For those of you who are looking for practical ways to be missional, look no further than this great little post by the Blind Begger. This is exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for when I started the website MereMission. This is the kind of stuff that gets me [...]