1. I-Monk once again cuts to the chase regarding the difference between gaining converts and just gaining people in church. Sometimes, bigger isn’t missional…
2. Ever seen a horrible Jesus movie? The Wittenberg Door has seen ten. And #10 may surprise you… [The pics alone are worth a click...]
3. Want an inside look at Saddleback? Bob Hyatt recently visited and unpacked some pithy insights on video venues, Rick Warren’s preaching and use of Scripture, worship segmentation, and church size.
4. This was a very provocative interview by Andrew Jones that got me thinking about how ‘gutsy’ our missional living really is. He interviewed David Pierce, director of Steiger International and No Longer Music, who, as Andrew says, is taking its message of hope to “some of the darkest places imaginable, including closed Islamic countries, terrorist clubs, squatter villages, anarchy festivals, brothels, junkie joints, punk & goth music festivals, Satanist clubs and New Age gatherings.” Wow…
5. Greg Gilbert waxes eloquent on adiaphora, er, the pursuit of many for coolness over faithfulness in a church. Not that they are mutually exclusive, but he pushes us to think about what is most important…
6. If you haven’t been following JVo’s series on prayer, it’s good. I mean really good. Check it out: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
7. In light of the series I’m doing on the missional church, I found this video very insightful. It comes from Dave Browning of Christ the King Church @ Leadership Network’s Multi-Site Exposed conference @ Mars Hill in Seattle. In it, he talks about growing organic, relational congregations with authentic community that can grow and adapt to their specific sub-culture and yet remain connected to the greater body.
