Equipping God's People to Create Missional Culture
Yield BirdOriginally uploaded by jciv GIVE US APPROPRIATE YIELDING God of our mothers and fathers long gone and treasured, God of our grandchildren yet to be and awaited, God of our years, our days, and even this moment: Our lives … Continue reading
I’m joining a number of other bloggers in a blog tour of Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier authored by my friends David Fitch and Geoff Holsclaw. Other bloggers have reviewed the first six signposts. Today I will … Continue reading
Here is the start of the review I did on Salt, Light and a City: Introducing Missional Ecclesiology by Graham Hill. To check out the total review, go to EMQ Online. What does it mean to develop a missional ecclesiology … Continue reading
Jesus, the Blessed One, is poor. The poverty of Jesus is much more than an economic or social poverty. Jesus is poor because he freely chose powerlessness over power, vulnerability over defensiveness, dependency over self-sufficiency. As the great “Song of … Continue reading
When we speak about the Holy Spirit, we speak about the breath of God, breathing in us. The Greek word for “spirit” is pneuma, which means “breath.” We are seldom aware of our breathing. It is so essential for life … Continue reading
We know about your presence that fills the world, that occupies our life, that makes our life in the world true and good. We notice your powerful transformative presence in word and in sacrament, in food and in water, in … Continue reading
The walks are streaked with mimicries of Northern Lights as the slowly dipping sun presses stained glass color into the sanctuary. Pews flicker with speckled flashes and worn carpeted aisles glow with muted warmth. Removing shoes in sacred silence, she … Continue reading
As we live our life on mission, seeking to join God in the renewal of all things, how can we help the spiritual seekers around us? Where is the best place to start? We first need to ask good questions … Continue reading
“Often we think that we do not know enough to be able to teach others. We might even become hesitant to tell others what we know, out of fear that we won’t have anything left to say when we are … Continue reading
Dallas Willard was an unassuming kind of man, who used the incredible influence God gave him, to help others live the God-soaked-life in the present, as he himself did. In a time when so many people seek notoriety, he never … Continue reading
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