missional

One size fits all?

Joe Manafo just sent me the documentary he made with Nathan Colquhoun, called One Size Fits All? What is God doing on the fringes of Canadian culture? Flying under the radar of pop-Christianity, experimental churches are quietly establishing genuine Kingdom outposts in settings both feared and forgotten. ‘One Size Fits All?’ uncovers the obscure story [...]

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A Global Vision for the Missional Church?

If you get a chance, be there.

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Missional Sabbath…

Sabbath can be ‘missional’ because 1. It’s completely counter-cultural and is a way of creating a kingdom culture in the west 2. It reminds us of the mission God is one, even when we’re not.  Some random thoughts on rest I am no practitioner of rest.  I’ve always loved the bon jovi song that goes [...]

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End of the emerging church?

An article out of Christianity Today has been stirring some buzz – R.I.P. Emerging Church Supposedly Dan Kimball, Erwin McManus, and Scot McKnight are starting up a new missional network that will have it’s orthodox theological foundation based on the Lausanne Covenant in an attempt to get away from the emerging/emergent labels. It’s amazing how in a world [...]

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It’s AD 30 All Over Again

Reggie McNeal addresses the Reformed Church in America’s One Thing leadership conference and speaks about the similarities between now and the beginnings of Christianity.

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The multiplying church

I just finished Bob roberts Jr.‘s The Multiplying Church. I hope it’s on the to-read list for every church leader in North America. It’s not quite as technical as Stetzer‘s Planting Missional Church’s, less dense and cerebral than Hirsch‘s Forgotten Ways, and a bit more strategic than Cole‘s Organic Church (All of which are excellent [...]

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The Tangible Kingdom…

I just received an advanced copy of “The Tangible Kingdom – Creating incarnational community” from Leadership Network by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. I have so many other things to read, but I haven’t been able to put this one down. Without giving away too much of the content, let me just say it’s refreshing [...]

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The Forgotten Ways…

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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