Month: February 2008
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Helping the Kenyans in Crisis
In case you have not heard from some other source, we are involved in a group effort to bring relief to some of the victims of the violence in Kenya that broke out two months ago. My wife and I were there 9 weeks ago, so the tragedies have been very personal and upfront, involving…
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Music is Not Worship
Dave Wainscott has put together some excellent quotes around the topic of “Worship is not Music.” “It would be true to say that during the last twenty-five years or so amongst those churches which would own the label ‘evangelical’, a significant change in understanding has taken place over the meaning of the word ‘worship’. If…
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Participatory Gatherings and the Need for Deep Spirituality
Ian Mobsby posts a talk that begins with the following quote from the theologian Voot suggesting the need for a deep spirituality among those who enjoy simple, participative church structures: A participative model of the church requires more than just values and practices that correspond to participative institutions. The church is not first of all…
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7 Obstacles to Engaging in Mission, Deb Hirsch
(Following are my notes on Deb Hirsch’s talk at the CMA Organic Movements Conference earlier this month. This is the abbreviated version. You can download my longer notes here: 7_obstacles_to_engaging_in_mission_deb_hirsch.doc ) The fall away rate for people who continue to be really involved in mission is very high. People get older and become church attendees,…