Perspectives on a Missional Life
We all long to be seen and to belong. Whether you’re new to a church or have been serving faithfully for years, the ache for deep, authentic relationships is instilled within us by our Creator. But many of us also carry a hidden disappointment. We thought church would be where we found our people, our... Continue Reading →
A Prayer for Movement Renewal (in the voice of Walter Brueggemann by Norm Dyck) God of every exodus and every pentecost,You who stir the waters and scatter the seeds, We confess that the old wineskins no longer hold structures, have stiffened strategies, have soured… But, You are steering. Your Spirit still moves, hovering over the chaos calling forth... Continue Reading →
Your wholeness is given to you by the Redeemer. Your belovedness is not determined by man, but by the King. Your worthiness is not granted by any human. It is freely lavished upon you by the Creator of the universe who by His breath created the cosmos, while at the same time sees and knows... Continue Reading →
You are invited to listen in on a transformational conversation with a fellow Kingdom sojourner to celebrate his life and the treasures he freely gave.
The desire to create and rule one's own kingdom is an ancient struggle of the heart. All the way back to our friends, Adam & Eve in Genesis... The temptation to want to be in control... wise... all-knowing... god-like... This temptation hisses in the garden and eventually rings in the ear of man. The consequent fall of man due... Continue Reading →
A female missional leader embodies a way of being that approaches the world, and her place in it, as a Kingdom ambassador for the cause of Christ. The Great Commission mandate is not gender specific; but rather, men and women are co-laborers and synergetic in community and mission. As men and women weave their giftedness... Continue Reading →
The Vinedresser will attend to the vine in order to cultivate an environment that will bear the most fruit. Pruning is a necessary part of care for the vine to thrive and flourish. When God, the Vinedresser, looks at your life He knows what you need to produce fruit. He knows what to prune and... Continue Reading →
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you..." So Abram went. [excerpt from Genesis 12:1-4] Abram, was called by God to go into a place unknown. So he went. These verses do not reveal any possible internal struggle that Abram/Abraham... Continue Reading →
Follow me. And I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19 Simon Peter is called to follow Jesus in the midst of tangled nets, the taste of salty sweat on his tongue, fish slime, the snap of the sail, the cadenced pulse of the waves, and the customary burdens of the daily life of... Continue Reading →
The Great Commission mandate is not gender-specific; but rather, men and women are co-laborers on mission. Our current culture has manifested a heightened awareness of diversity and gender issues which gives the church an opportunity to demonstrate and model clear and sacred responses amid the clashing secular voices. One area where the church’s beauty is displayed... Continue Reading →
What if? What if we reframed our understanding of leadership to view each season as a place of leading others in their next step toward intimacy and maturity in Christ? Leadership is not a role or title, but it is an activity - a way of being. We lead our neighbors, the children on our... Continue Reading →
Be Like the Bird Be like the bird, who Halting in his flight On limb too slight Feels it give way beneath him, Yet sings Knowing he hath wings. by Victor Hugo Just as the bird has a rhythm of alighting on a branch to rest, let us develop a rhythmic flow of rest that... Continue Reading →
Missional Mayhem 