Some random links you might find intriguing…
Similar to LifeChurch’s mysecret.tv, another space for web 2.0 confessions IveScrewedUp.com
Rob Bell stuff - Transcript of latest nooma “Open” and new book coming out
Wordpress 2.5 is being released soon - looking forward to doing some upgrades here
Following Radiohead’s lead - Download Nine Inch Nails’ latest album Ghosts free
Simple online [...]

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Some excellent resources I just stumbled across specifically for spouses of church planters…
Free downloadable book, “My husband wants to be a church planter“, discussion guide as well here.
(The book includes chapters by wife of Bob Roberts of Glocalnet, Niki, and wife of Erwin McManus of Mosaic LA, Kim.  HT: Truly Captivating.
Planterwives.com for current or future [...]

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Nothing to say today.
Just some random links I’ve come across the last while
The Toronto Star - a secular newspaper surprisingly did a segment on church planting movements
The lifecyle of a blog post
How Erwin McManus got his last name
Barack Obama - Article by Caroline Kennedy, and interview with Christianity Today
Young preacher and [...]

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This past Sunday I introduced our church to r.e.a.l. disciplines. This is something I adapted from Michael Frost’s BELLS and Neil Cole’s LTG’s.
r.e.a.l. is an acronym for Reflect, Eat, Act, and Listen. Our goal is not simply to be a community of faith, but a community of practice.
What does it mean to incarnate [...]

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I’ve been chewing on Alan Hirsch’s latest book, The Forgotten Ways, over the past few months. It’s somewhat of a follow up to The Shaping of things to come by Hirsch and Michael Frost.
It’s a fairly dense read and Alan coins a number of new terms, which might be why it took me so [...]

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Since posting earlier on Wolfgang Simson’s Houses that change the world, I’ve began reading the follow-up, or big-brother, of that book titled the Starfish Manifesto.
A few interesting thoughts so far…
On the church entering Babylonian Captivity… the Holy Spirit is no longer the driving force of the Church, Mammon is. Part of this captivity is [...]

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Without a doubt, one of the biggest draws to my site via search engines has been the Rob Bell resources page.
Along the theme of thanking my readers, and thanks also to some digging and networking, I think I’ve got something many of you might be interested in.
Contrary to popular legend, Rob Bell did not kick [...]

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This might be a bit late, but you can preview Rob Bell’s latest Nooma, “Name”, in full below.
It’s available for a very limited time. This video will self destruct by Friday afternoon.
(You can find my other resources by Rob Bell here.)

Similar Posts…Acts 29 / Mars Hill Resources by Lon on November 27th, 2006Rob Bell [...]

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The WCA is launching a new 3-day event in Canada called the Nova Experience.
The NOVA Experience - a brand new day!
April 10-12, 2008 - Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON
A new dawn is here for the local church in Canada, bringing the promise of a brighter morning, full of hope, full of mercy, and full of [...]

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Brian J. Walsh and his wife Sylvia C. Keesmaat were recently invited to Mars Hill, Grand Rapids, to discuss their latest book.
Colosssians Remixed - A problem we face today is that we have become numbed and blinded to the empire of our day. It is not as apparent to us and so it needs to [...]

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