Here is a great story about CA and New Community church planter, David Von. A real time picture of how missional church planting can happen. Click the Header to see the article.
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Here is a great story about CA and New Community church planter, David Von. A real time picture of how missional church planting can happen. Click the Header to see the article.
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By Kirsten
Nobody really understands the Holy Spirit. We read about the Spirit's role in scripture, we can recognize overtly supernatural interferences in people's lives, and we get an odd feeling every now and again, which we attribute to the Spirit working through us. One of the quotes that I have clung to in class is that "We are not in the world trying to prove Christianity is true, but we are trying to show the world what it would look like if it was true." What makes Christianity what it is? The Holy Spirit. How would people even know that Christianity was true? If they saw right through people to the Spirit that dwells within them.
The Holy Spirit has many names: Spirit of God (Rom. 8:9), Spirit of the Father (Matt. 10:20), The Spirit of Truth (John 14:17), The Spirit of the Lord (Acts 8:39). But, the Spirit is more than just some supernatural force that floats around inside of people; it works very tangibly in the person of Christ and in people all throughout the world. The point I am trying to make is that the Church has been in a state of disarray basically from its beginning. Even the churches that Paul started had a lot of problems. People try to force their ministries, and they die; they try to evangelize, and it gets awkward; they try to live holy and righteous lives, but they fail, etc. They do this all, oftentimes, without asking help from God Himself, the Spirit, the indwelling Helper. If we try to go at ministry alone, especially a radical new way of ministry, coupling the idea of sodalic and modalic ministry models in churches, we are going to need help. In fact, we are going to need such overwhelming power and strength that WHEN we fall, the Church will keep moving forward to the reconciliation at the end of all things.
This Church body thing that people are inevitably a part of as Christians, whether put together or broken, is the art work of the Spirit of God. He is what empowers, heals, teaches, intercedes, fills, leads, and brings new life. If we try to do ministry without asking, we are going to bleed ourselves dry. We can only run so far without being filled again by the Spirit. If left to our own strength, our bodies would wear and die. But, with God living IN US, we can do ALL things. Ask for the Spirit, trust the Spirit, rely on and rest in the Spirit. Dwell with the King of Kings, and live again.
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By Corey
his way back to Esau to ask for forgiveness. The story continues on when Jacob is left alone at night and “a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day” (Genesis 32:24 ESV). As morning arrives the man tells Jacob to stop wrestling but Jacob holds on and will not let go of the man. And as we know, Jacob is blessed, his name is changed to Israel and his life delivered.
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By Kenny
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That's my experience anyhow. I gave in to the pleading for an all-nighter, which kids might claim to be the true "life-changing" event of our time, because it's one of the events they have always done as a youth group. So who I am to stop it? I mean, I'm sure the parents just love the seemingly useless, zombie-fied status of their post-all-nighter children for the next 48 hours, right?
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Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Sabbath
This has got to the best book on this subject ever written.I would rank it as one of the best books I've read this year!!! (*****)
Chris McChesney: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
Vision and strategy are only part of the equation. Lack of execution of a plan is the dream killer. This book is helpful. (****)
Donald Miller: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story
Really enjoying this book. It is not earth-shatteringly insightful, but D Miller's writing style is always engaging and has made me go, "hmmm," more than a few times. (****)
Mike Breen: Launching Missional Communities
Read while in Europe. Pretty good, yet quite elemental. Honestly, seems like stuff we worked through a long time ago. For some, however, I'm sure it will be helpful. (***)
Joshua Foer: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Fascinating and fun to read. Alas, you can gain techniques to assist memory, but in the end, you are still stuck with your raw material. It was very enjoyable to read though. (****)
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