Month: May 2004
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Planting Kingdom Life In People
In the last post on planting kingdom, not churches, I talked about focusing on people, not gatherings. We have tried to become very intentional about this. “The Insider” workbook encourages us to list all of the people in our life to whom we are an “insider.” This means that we are in their life for…
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Planting the Kingdom Not Churches
I like to talk about church planting… and we have quite a bit going on, right now, in this area. But I have become so much more aware, recently, that it’s not at all about planting churches… but it is about planting the Kingdom life among people… It’s about people… it’s about God’s life being…
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Church in a Restaurant
Last Tuesday night was our second time gathering in a restaurant for a new “church.” It is turning out to be a wonderful “marketplace” experience. Jim and Marilyn, owners of the restaurant, wanted to begin meeting on Tuesday nights. The restaurant is closed that evening, they have a day off on Wednesday, so it was…
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Reacting to “Leadership”
I suppose every movement is a reaction, to some extent, to that which exists. We would like to think that when we react to an extreme that we are finding the place of balance. Hopefully we do. But when the pendulum swings too far one way, it is very difficult to find the balance without…
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Is The Church System Killing People?
Here’s a radical article… Worth the read… Printed at WaterCarriers.
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The Insider, Chapters 5&6
More from Jim Petersen’s book, “The Insider”: Chapter 5 & 6– The Insider, the mission, and the church To be effective as “insiders” we will learn to connect with people “where they are, on their turf, and at times when they are available. Some unbelievers will respond to the idea of participating in the activities…
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The Insider, Chapter 4
Chapter 4 – the Role of the Insider Continuing on a synopsis of Petersen’s book, “The Insider”: [Jesus] is saying, “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness how will people taste godliness? … You’re here to…
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The Insider, Chapter 3
More on “The Insider”: Chapter 3– “purposefully invest deeply in a few individuals” If we are not accurately seeing the kingdom of God at work (chapter 2) then we are probably not putting our efforts in the right areas. Jesus used many agricultural stories and metaphors because they accurately portray how the kingdom of God…
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The Insider, Chapter 2
I continue to be challenged by the concepts in Petersen’s book, The Insider: Chapter 2 The Kingdom of God is here. God is at work all around us. God is inviting us to be used for His Kingdom constantly. The problem is that we FAILING TO SEE IT. According to Jesus, the kingdom of God…
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The Insider, Chapter 1
I want to highlight key points from Jim Petersen’s The Insider as I read it. From chapter 1: God has purposes and He is working them out. We all need to live for something. It’s contrary to our nature to be content if we feel our lives are not counting for something that is bigger…