Today, I’m writing a summary and response to a book titled “Leading Congregational Change.” Here are some of the words that are now highlighted yellow in my copy. This is a great book!
“Working harder at what we’ve been doing is simply not the answer.” pg. 3
“A church cannot be on mission with God [...]
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Leading Congregational Change – Excerpts
Posted in Books, Leadership, Missional, Seminary on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Missionary God
Posted in Church, Missional on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FFCOG began a Fall campaign this week titled “Compelled By Love.” We are intentionally asking the question “What does it look like for a community of faith to be compelled by the Love of Christ?” Our primary text is 2 Cor. 5:14-21.
To approach the answer to that great question, we must [...]
The Google Revolution and Gospel Impact
Posted in Leadership, Missional on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While watching the best show on TV (Charlie Rose) last night, this quote struck me as incredibly profound. The CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt said the following:
“In our lifetimes, we’re going from almost no one being
able to communicate to almost everyone being able to communicate. We’re
also going from almost no one having any [...]
Compelled By Love
Posted in Church, Missional, Uncategorized on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The official buzzword in American Christianity right now is “missional.” Just google it, and you’ll quickly see that there are hundreds of books, conferences, and organizations dedicated to leading the church to become “missional.” In all the conversation, the actual meaning of the word, and its implications have become a little clouded. [...]
Living As A Clue
Posted in Missional, Seminary on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a great video of Dr. Brian Russell discussing the role of followers of Christ living in a context of decaying Christendom. Brian suggests we can be “clues” to the world of what life is really about. Every transaction and conversation is a potential opportunity to reveal Christ. This is what [...]
