“The first step in maintaining or getting a sense of mission for oneself is to feel the sweep and power of Jesus’ own sense of mission.” – Albert Curry Winn in “A Sense of Mission: Guidance from the Gospel of John”
Archive for March, 2009
Many of you may have already read this excellent post from David Fitch on how to lead a congregation out of ingrained habits of Christendom. Fitch shares nine habits that the church ought to “kindly” reject, along with nine corresponding missional virtues to instill into the life of the congregation. When you visit David’s blog be sure [...]
I just finished reading “The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit” by Hendrikus Berkhof. Here is a powerful quote taken from a section titled “The Theological Neglect of the Mission.” In Roman Catholic theology, the Spirit is mainly the soul and sustainer of the church. In Protestant theology he is mainly the awakener of individual spiritual [...]
This morning in a message I shared in one of our church plants I spoke of the missionary, sending nature of God. As part of the message we examined the sending language in the Gospel of John. The Fourth Gospel begins with the incarnation (or you could say it actually begins with the pre-incarnate Christ) [...]
Over the past year I have enjoyed many wonderful posts from The Art of Manliness blog. If you are not familiar with this site then check out these two recent posts for an excellent sample of what you are missing: Every Man Needs a Man Mentor and Great Lessons From Great Men
I was aware that John Smulo has been providing website design and support for some time, however just this week I took at look at his Purple Cow Websites page for the first time. I was impressed, not only with the quality of the product John provides but also with his desire to work with church [...]
Jason Salamun offers some key components when considering a missional rhythm of life. To read the complete post go here. Follow Above all, we seek to know, love, and follow Jesus in our thoughts, words, and actions. In every day and every moment, we look to Jesus as our great King and example. Following Jesus is a series of [...]
If you didn’t catch “U2 week” on Lettermen, this was my favorite performance. I was born to sing for you I didn’t have a choice but to lift you up And sing whatever song you wanted me to I give you back my voice From the womb my first cry, it was a joyful noise