Loving your Neighbors
Apr 30
Tim Keller identifies the following characteristics of a missional church.¹ I’ve found them very helpful in encouraging groups to recognize what it means to engage with their neighborhoods in a missional way. A ‘missional’ small group is not necessarily one which is doing some kind of specific ‘evangelism’ program (though that is to be recommended). Rather: 1. If its members...
Taking Down Stop Signs
Jun 02
The church has been known for many years to be a place where the list of DON’Ts is posted. The church spends so much time telling everyone what not to do. Don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t dance, and so on. The job of the church is not to make sin inaccessible but instead to make Jesus accessible. When the church tells a guy not to sleep with his girlfriend, the message...
Real Community
Apr 14
Today’s world of online networking and online community has caused a loss of true relationships. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others have caused many to think they have many friends but in reality they find themselves alone. I am not against these things (in fact I use and enjoy them all) I am just nervous about overuse. Real friends are replaced with Facebook friends. Real...