June 2010
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NextReformation » missional vulnerability →
What context are we ministering from - one of strength or one of weakness? Which should we be ministering from?
May 2010
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Video :Missional Church Network →
April 2010
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Missional Goal
Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem. ~ President Ronald Reagan, 1985
Do we as Christians have the wondering problem? Are our programs effective? Is our worship inspiring? Are we drawing enough people? Are we making an impact? For the missional Christian these questions are the wrong questions...
March 2010
2 posts
Transformation Into a Missional Heart
In Luke 14:16-24 Jesus is telling a parable about the Messianic Feast. He begins with an invitation by a hospitable host who wants to throw a great banquet. The RSVP’s are sent out and returned, “yes we will be there.” At the right time the servant is sent out to tell the guests that the band is fired up, the food is ready, the celebration is about to commence. One by one the...
Like Anything Else
Biblical History relates a powerful reality about the human heart, The heart can turn anything into an idol. The Israelites turned the Law into idol. Ancient peolple turn God’s glorious creation and creatures into idols. Today we turn money, children, and entertainment into idols. The heart is so intent on this that even salvation itself can be turned into and idol as we cherish our...
February 2010
3 posts
The cart before the horse
I’ve been thinking and praying a lot about the Missional push, then I had an epiphany. Perhaps I’ve got the cart before the horse. The missional heart is passionate about going out, but where does the passion come from? The missional heart is contagious to those around, but where did it get infected itself? The missional heart is focused on Jesus, but how did Jesus become the...
PC(USA) - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - How... →
This is a link to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance site. It is providing action oriented stuff to get started here and now by putting together relief kits.
The Journey
When I go hiking on the Appalachian Trail, often times there is a road that goes around a tough section or there is an alternate route via another trail that may go through a valley rather than over a peak. Appalachian Trail hikers call this blue blazing, because the side trails are marked with blue blazes and the Appalachian Trail is marked with white blazes. The temptation is to make the end...
November 2009
2 posts
Last Letter →
This site is really cool and really awesome!
Missional Mindset on the Holidays
It seems to me the costliness and the busyness of the Holiday season justifies us to pull back into the walls of our homes and sanctuary. My calendar is already filled with parties and get togethers. The children already have a bead on what they want for Christmas and with 1 teenager and 2 preteens girls their sights are set on expensive stuff, not mention the 8 year old boy’s Christmas...
August 2009
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July 2009
3 posts
Tweet
I got this as a tweet -
switchfoot… To follow Jesus is to love your way through the darkness of this world- Cornell West.
For those of you still stuck in Pre-twitter era that is a mini blog meant to keep others up-to-date with your life, feelings, and shenanigans.
How do we do that? This question led me to passages in Jude (22-23 specifically— Be merciful to those who doubt;...
Copycats or Creative Christians
I was in the Bible bookstore yesterday and noticed a plethora of secular items turned Christian. T-shirts embossed with ”Nike, Mountain Dew, and Facebook slogans” only with Christian messages, books that have secular counterparts in Barnes and Noble, posters, music, DVD’s, and other stuff. Each of these items had taken a familiar secular icon and transformed it into...
The busyness of ministry and family have gotten in the way of writing, but not in the way of God who is always on the move. I have for years preached that we are God’s plan for spreading the Good News of Christ and that there is no plan B. Boy was I wrong and I REPENT!!! There are whole villages in Middle Eastern Islam countries who are receiving the salvation of God in Christ Jesus. ...
June 2009
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May 2009
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PC(USA) - News Service - Press Releases - Pastors... →
April 2009
4 posts
Christians Confess →
Easter Breakfast @ the Soup Kitchen
The Easter Breakfast at the soup kitchen was extraordinary. It was one of those fish and loaves stories where the generosity of the church was overwhelming and the food that morning seem to feed a lot more than it should have. In fact I imagine that the leftovers will be used at a few more meals!
There was more than feeding the hungry going on that morning. I believe eyes were opened to...
March 2009
13 posts
Sent - to the Pew?
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Compassion
I love the conversation that is going on concerning the missional movement and what the church is going to look like in the post modern world (the emergent church). It is the conversation in Englewood that is sparking transformation, because the conversations leave us in places where we have to transform/reform, we have to move, or we die or worse remain dead. I think perhaps we are confusing...
Reclaiming the Mission » Instilling Missional... →
Friend of Missional - What is the Missional... →
This is a great website with links to other missional sites and bloggers
What is Missional - A Short Answer
“Jesus told us to go into all the world and be his ambassadors, but many churches today have inadvertently changed the “go and be” command to a “come and see” appeal. We have grown attached to buildings, programs, staff and a wide variety of goods and services designed to attract and entertain people.
“Missional is a helpful term used to describe what happens...
Resources for Personal Spiritual Disciplines |... →
Global Invitational Race
I got to go mt. biking Sunday after worship. I discovered very quickly what I already knew, I am out of shape. I was able to keep up with my riding buddy, because of my technique. Shifting gears, riding position, and momentum all are second nature to me, but where I suffered was on the climbs and the places where my heart, lungs, and legs came into play. To put it bluntly – I spent the day...
'67 Mustang
A friend of mine restored a ‘67 mustang convertible - new paint, new top, rebuilt engine, new carpet - the works. It was gorgeous and roared like a lion. He still had the same “old car”problems - the air conditioner might work, the floor boards were still rusting out, the universal joints and the rear end still made noise, and it still was not a dependable car to put the...
Shifts to be Made - Gene Therapy
We talk about changes in the “church,” but what we are really doing is redecorating. Putting lipstick on a pig does not make the pig anything but a pig. A missional message, a missional activity, a missional offering, and a missional conference does not make us missional. The missional shifts require DNA replacement therapy, stem cell treatment - Reformation.
From programs to...
Missional Evaluation
In an article titled, “The ‘Missional Church’: A Model for Canadian Churches?” David Horrox writes, “The church should stop mimicking the surrounding culture and become an alternative community, with a different set of beliefs, values and behaviors. Ministers would no longer engage in marketing; churches would no longer place primary emphasis on programs to serve...
February 2009
11 posts
Nightly News video : The church that keeps on... →
This is a challenging video, this church has got it!!!! Listen to the take the news has on church buildings and even staff. Waterfront Community Church in Mass. You have to watch a commercial before you get to the video.
From Cruise Ship to Aircraft Carrier
I love this image. Cruise ships are all about the people who bought the ticket, what activity is next, and what excursion can we go on. Cruise Ships compete with other cruise ships. Who has the most programs and who has the better on board entertainment. People get on a cruise ship to relax and escape the outside world. The Aircraft Carrier is constantly training for sortes and missions. ...
Micah’s Backpack →
quotes from Reggie McNeil « Incarnation Instant... →
Amendent B
We voted yesterday on Amendment B which at its core is about the ordination of gays and lesbians. This is a deeply divisive issue in the Presbyterian Churh USA. To vote yes or no was a vote to hurt someone. I wonder what it would have looked like if we as New Hope Presbytery had said “we don’t want to hurt anyone,” and we refused to vote at all. Saying to General Assembly...
Back from Presbytery
Nothing Missional @ Presbytery. It seems we as missional Presbyterians have left out a piece of our hierarchy. Individual particular churches are becoming missional, but our Presbytery remains attractional and bureaucratic. We talk about social justice, but it’s all inward focused. We talk about diversity, but it’s all about inside structures. We bring missionaries in and send...
Reggie McNeal « Missional Church Network →
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PGF Conference
Just got back from Presbyterian Global Fellowship - Missional minded Presbyterians - Presbyterians on steriods
Thought #1 - Going from an attrational to an incarnational focus - 100 S Englewood is not the church’s address. The church’s address is wherever we are demonstrating God’s power.
Thought #2 - This Missional stuff is no longer a series of sermons or the next...
