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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Jesus' model for ministry
One Jewish carpenter. A hand-picked team of twelve working class Jewish men who were required to leave their occupations and follow the carpenter around the regions of Galilee. A message about the present reality of God’s kingdom. Miraculous cures of … Continue reading
Posted in Ministry, Missions, Relational Christianity
Tagged Christ, demons, Elijah, gates of hell, God's compassion, good news, Jeremiah, Jerusalem temple, Jewish carpenter, Jewish synagogue, judgment, lost sheep, marginalised, miracles, nobodies, public ministry of Jesus, raising the dead, relationships, religious systems, Son of God, tax collectors, teaching with authority, twelve disciples, unreceptive, Who do you say that I am, working class
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Giving thanks from the British Isles
I am a citizen of the United States of America, having spent the past three Thanksgiving holidays across the Atlantic in the small principality of Wales. One great thing about life in the United Kingdom: I get a five to … Continue reading
Imagine a church…
…where the “five purposes” are not just words on a banner …brimming with life and growth and joy in the Holy Spirit …where everyone knows—really knows—everyone else …where love is shown to everyone in unmistakable ways …that experiences a “we … Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Community, Kingdom of God, Relational Christianity, The Church
Tagged a church with life, artificial encouragement, church as family, church for the thirsty, church is more than geography, five purposes of church, knowing fellow church members, longing for fellowship, obsessed with transformation, purpose-driven, reaching people where they are, sharing our possessions, showing love to others, spontaneous worship
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Quickie :: A Writer's Time
Quotable: "The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write: a man will turn over half a library to make one book." —Samuel Johnson (eighteenth-century essayist, lexicographer, and literary critic)
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A missionary's dilemma
Edward Norris Kirk (circa. 1802–1874) was a Princeton graduate who served two Presbyterian churches in Albany, New York, before accepting a call to a Congregational church in Boston where he eventually retired. D. L. Moody was converted under his teaching … Continue reading
ChurchCrawling :: A New Way to Do Church!
Ever heard of churchcrawling? I learned about the social phenomenon of pubcrawling when we first moved to the United Kingdom: a group of friends get together on a designated evening, going from one pub to the other (most towns and … Continue reading
Quickie :: Misfits and online spirituality
John Smulo is asking his "misfit" friends (including me) three questions regarding Online Spirituality that have generated some very interesting discussion in his comment section. I would highly recommend it to you!
From the "what would happen?" department
An interesting article, "What would happen if all institutional churches closed their doors?" at the Post-Congregational Christianity blog. If all of our official church meetings ceased to exist—not the spontaneous fellowship between Christian friends—how would you invest those hours for … Continue reading
Reformed rapper moves back into the hood
A couple of days ago, I met with a young Welsh church planter who has moved his family into a hilltop "council estate" (American translation: "government housing project") that needs a tangible, relational, relevant proclamation of the gospel in their … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Evangelism, Marginalized People
Tagged Church Planting, council estate, Dai Hankey, good news, Gospel, Pontypool, rapper, Reformed, Trevethin, UK, Wales, Waleswide
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Prayer, parables, and parties
Do you ever get tired of church meetings? Our church leadership team meets once a month and those meetings typically last an agonizing three hours: discussing all sorts of things that, at the moment, seem important to the efficient operation … Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Community, Kingdom of God, The Church
Tagged 40 Days, Andrew Jones, children's sermon, church meetings, church ministry, church programs, Eugene Peterson, meetings about meetings, Mike Bishop, parties, subversive Christians, subversive community, The Contemplative Pastor, worship style
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