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This article makes a provocative statement: "Christianity isn’t just a system of belief. It isn’t a lifestyle. It’s a life transformed by Jesus."
Dear fellow laborers,
We are very impressed with a 9 week series produced by OneHope. (The "Book of Hope" Cru Inner City Jacksonville Ministry uses for Boxes of Love, Easter Bags, Power Packs are produced by them).
This series is directed toward at-risk youth, using high quality video, rap, spoken word and lesson plans. Here is the video promo: …
Transformation is about waking up. Jesus came to help people awaken, but awakening is not that easy, and even Jesus had mixed success. As the four Gospels all record, some people glimpsed what he was saying while others missed it altogether. Some people got it part of the time and missed it the rest. Some people woke up and others remained asleep. But nonetheless there is an awakening taking place outside the walls of the church house that is…
Much of our lives is flying. It is wonderful to fly in the air free as a bird, but when God isn't there, all our flying comes to nothing. We must figure out how to return to honoring God. This video might help.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIwIXJd7W0&app=desktop
I almost wanted to retaliate against this article, but began seeing the deeper issue the article points out. The church is one of the only places that people go where we arrive and separate; yet say we're building families!
But it's not that grouping ages in stages is inherently ineffective in the church; it's our neglecting of the opportunities to connect, pursue and go together while we are separated. What do you think?…
Does Cru's win-build-send strategy work in the Inner City.
Cru has a long term DNA of win-build-send. My perception is that CRU trains its staff to do this in ways that would have the best opportunity to achieve measurable success according to the nation, people group, language, customs, culture, socioeconomic and "preferred learning" of the targeted audience being pursued. With this observation, I feel CRU Inner City Jax is like a caterpillar inside its cocoon trying to break out and become a butterfly. CRU Inner City Jax primary target is African…
Read more…EVANGELISM OR HOSPITALITY — OR BOTH?
I believe that this article gives words to things we intuitively know, but maybe reluctant to acknowledge. It gives us a creative perspective on the "Love2020" or the author's "Zip Code Presence" strategy, and the in-road to emerging generations, who crave relationships that are not formed or nurtured primarily through traditional or outdated institutions. It also invites us to question our assumptions about the effectiveness of a single approach for hospitality/evangelism, whether it…
Read more…Is the mission of the local church to evangelize and produce disciples?
Is the mission of the local church to evangelize and produce disciples? Or is it to do justice and transform culture? Or is it an equal emphasis and combination of both? What do you think?
Read more…Who inspires you in your Christian discipleship?
Who inspires you in your Christian discipleship?
Read more…Multiply Movement
Www.multiplymovement.comThis is awesome. David Platt and Francis Chan have started this. Go to Vision and watch all 7 short videos. Then go to Materials and review the 24 lessons. I am very energized by this movement. It gives fresh breath to our common desire to see Spiritual Multiplication really get traction in this generation. What do you think?
Read more…How much discipleship goes on in today’s church?
All Jesus seems to require of someone who wishes to make a disciple is to be obedient and live like him in relationship with others. Many times in scripture we find this very thing happening - the demon-possessed man, Phillip and the Ethiopian, Cornelius’ family, just to name a few. But if our command from Jesus is to make disciples, how much of goes on in today’s church? Have we skewed our direction into more self-help, than being Christ-like? There are approximately 2,000 churches in 5…
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