Archive for July, 2007

hubba bubba

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Mmmm…
Why Al Qaeda Supports the Emergent Church

A sim card and a one way ticket

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

You know what? I am willing to be convinced about the need for different rules to apply to suspected terrorists. I think that terrorism is a scary thing that we don’t really understand and which can leave us vulnerable because we frame our society in such a way that we think our values […]

Missional tricks

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

So recently as a part of Tangent, the congregation that Phil and I are both members and leaders of at Northern, we have been talking about mission. Our young adults congregations seem to have an ebb and flow pattern. We increase in size and enthusiasm and then a whole bunch of people move […]

a different kind of leadership

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Daryl Dash linked up this great quote a little while ago, and I am posting it here to remind myself of it for the future.
“We want ministry to be explained in terms that allow us to function as technicians, managers, or building contractors. We want a blueprint to build from and a list to […]

in our own image

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I have been giving some thought lately to the discussion on what is the “best” model for church. Some people speak passionately about their own approach or model to claim that it is the answer to the predicament of the western church. I know that I have the same temptation - if only other churches […]

community

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

This is a very interesting video that picks up on some themes that are incredibly important for us today as we grapple with changing concepts of community, connectedness and the impact of the internet.

From Lifehack.com