Ever since I wrote this post, Prophetic Word for 2008, the majority of the search phrases for my blog are about prophetic words. Apparently there are a lot of people looking for a prophetic word, which means there are a lot of people vulnerable to everything that claims to be prophecy.
At any given point [...]
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Looking around at the body of Christ, I see the average jane and average joe coming to a greater understanding of ministry. They see the role that they play as ambassadors of the gospel within the ordinary moments of their lives. They pursue opportunities to interact with those who don’t yet know [...]
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From last week’s Missional Monday:
A missional order says…
we will gather for formation
we will gather to edify and strengthen
we will gather as a rhythm -
The gathering and the sent out rhythm
-the gathering to be formed and shaped into mission
-the sending out of God’s people into mission
we will take on disciplines of resistance to consumeristic forces
we [...]
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A review of some of the favorite links I ran across this week…
Post of the Week:
…goes to Jonathan Brink’s post, The Assumption of Participation. He expands the idea of participation beyond just “the meeting” to participation in God’s mission. Jonathan explains how our structures have actually prevented the kind of formation and discipleship [...]
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My first published piece of writing was in the junior-high-school newspaper. I don’t remember how it ended up in the paper. My friend’s dog was run over, and I was devastated. The only thing that I knew to do with my young grief was to write. I simply needed to write.
That [...]
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So I had this dream last night…
We went out to dinner with some old friends from out of town. Dinner was a little awkward because I got stuck on the end, and no one bothered talking to me. But that’s okay, the chips and salsa were good.
Then the friends announced that they wanted [...]
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On Mondays I plan to pursue an ongoing study of all things missional and in particular, missional orders. I have many posts and articles squirreled away in my clippings folder that I want to take a closer look at and discuss.
This is an idea that I am studying, so I invite you to learn [...]
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This will be my attempt at a weekly sharing and review of some of the interesting things that I’ve come across in my blog reading during the week.
I enjoy these lists on a few other blogs. In particular Scot McKnight’s Weekly Meandering and Brother Maynard’s Random Linkage are a routine with my Saturday morning [...]
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As this conversation about ministry circles to a conclusion, of course it really doesn’t end. One of the good qualities of the emerging/missional conversation is a deeper understanding of incarnational life, kingdom perspective, and redemptive love. This understanding challenges the religious concepts of dualism.
A few links I wanted to point out where the [...]
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A few quotes from yesterday’s posts and comments regarding ministry:
an effective disciple of Jesus
actually doing the work of the ministry
make a difference for Christ
impact for the Kingdom
effective in ministering the Gospel
to genuinely serve as a Gospel representative
to represent the Kingdom
What do you think?
Are we there yet?
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