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Category Archives: Christian life
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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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
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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Famous Last Words
A father left his son, Charlie, in charge of the family business—a huge strawberry farm—because he was getting older and wanted to travel abroad while his health still permitted. The farm was handed down to him by his father forty … Continue reading
A Gospel with an excluded middle
Here's a challenging word from Jonny Woodrow over at The Crowded House blog: If the gospel is about the past and the future then church simply needs to be a gathering outside of life that gets you to look backwards … Continue reading
Total Church :: Introduction
The Crowded House (TCH) is a network of missional communities in the city of Sheffield, England. Most of their communities—seven or eight, I think—meet regularly in homes, but that is not the most unique thing about them. Over the past … Continue reading
Think twice before you invite a friend "to church"
You've been thinking about that co-worker's spiritual condition for weeks, maybe months, but every time you get the golden opportunity to tell them you're a follower of Jesus, your hands go sweaty, your heart begins to pound wildly, and you … Continue reading
