Month: December 2004

For information on the tsunami and how to pray and help, you can take a look at Tall Skinny Kiwi’s post here. Also, Kevin, at HippieChristian, recommends the following two Christian organizations: Gospel for Asia1800 Golden Trail Court Carrollton TX 75010(800) 946-2742 | (972) 300-7777 AND International Aid17011 W. HickorySpring Lake, MI 49456-9712(616) 846-7490 |…

A note I sent out to our churches: What’s the Holy Spirit Speaking to You About Your Life in 2005? The beginning of a new year is often the time when we make New Year’s Resolutions. Usually, these are human desires or resolutions that we want to pursue; more often than not, they are forgotten…

Chris Marshall has such a good post here that I simply suggest you read it in its entiretly.

This is by Phil at Signposts: Jesus says the kingdom is like a mustard seedAnd we say the gospel is like a buildingJesus says the kingdom is like yeastAnd we say it is dressing in a suit and singing some songsJesus says the kingdom is like saltAnd we say it is how we collect the…

Jayne Ozanne, invited to participate in a high council for the Church of England, presented this vision of what she saw for the future: A new Church will begin to arise – a new Church in England. It will take the form of many single cell groups across the land, united in a common bond…

Chris, from Kingdom and Principalities, asked if I could provide him with a little more information about the upcoming, May 6-7, West Coast Regional House Church Conference.  We are still working on specific content, but I wrote the following to him and thought I would share it with y’all: The best way to give more…

We don’t yet have a website set up yet… but… We have firmed up plans for a House Church Conference on May 6-7 in Santa Maria, California with Tony and Felicity Dale and Neil Cole. I will keep y’all posted, but if you would like to receive details by email send me a note.

We had an excellent meeting last night with four couples who have a "church planting" desire.  It gave us a chance to really explore the shift in our way of thinking about church. For starters: you don’t plant churches.  Churches are movements; people-movements.  We use this terminology "plant churches" to refer to starting organizational entities. …

I have corrected this post.  The following was apparently written by Dave Barry for the Miami Herald (I had given credit to someone else).  In any case, I thought it was appropriate (and helpful) for the time of year: GIFT WRAPPING TIPS FOR MEN  This is the time of year when we think back to…

Alexander Campbell raises what he calls a challenge to the emerging church: Having taken a closer look at what most within the EC are doing (certainly here in the UK), it has become increasingly clear to me that their fundamental model of church is based on exactly the same model as existing / historic church.…