"STAYING.....
Stay among.....
And die.....
"Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
People want to GO. But, they don't want to GO and STAY! Not STAYING is a problem!
MISSION requires STAYING. Jesus came and dwelt in obscurity for 30 years. Are we willing not to be noticed in our staying?
Stay and make your city your family, make your neighbors your family. STAY!
Stop running and going and STAY....THEN.....
Stay among! Among them in their RHYTHMS. You know you are on mission when it gets messy.
Jesus got spilled on....all of our sinfulness.
Jesus said, "don't take them out of the world, leave them in the world." The power of the gospel will protect them.
Stay among them......AND DIE!
We (the church) affirm they should be comfortable (disciples) in the church. The church doesn't call people to die. People don't step out in mission because they aren't willing to die. Leaders will die for them. Don't!
Don't be Jesus for your church. Lead them in Jesus mission.
Biggest mistake in starting SOMA: "As father sends me....Jesus became flesh...." I stopped reading. I told people to be Jesus to people.
Only the power of the Holy Spirit can enable us to (demonstrate) Jesus to people....."--Jeff Vanderstelt
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Why is Sunday the Most Segregated Day of the Week? #verge2012
"It is nearly SIN.....
It is one thing to be missional and talk about the mission of God, to see people reconciled to God, AND; it is another to see us reconciled one to another!
Rev. 5:9-10 "....sang a new song....from every tribe, language, people and nation...."
How do we diversify the church? 1. What does your staff look like? 2. What does your stage look like? 3. What does your community sound like?
How is it that we are on the cusp of globalization and yet our churches are mono-cultural, mono-ethnic, mono-racial, mono-social, etc.?
How is it that the world around the church is integrating but the church is not....
We have to lay down some of our preferences to see this become a reality. We can talk mission all day......he left HEAVEN....to take on the tangible mess of our world. So that, we could be RECONCILED back to God.
Reconciliation must proceed Incarnation.
Incarnation must proceed mission for our mission to have any diversification.
Have we given up a vision of the kingdom (Rev. 5) for our vision of the kingdom?
Gospel gives us so much more than that.....
While the culture build a tapestry of a beautiful mess, the church continues to segregate, distinguish and divide!
God has given us a picture of the Kingdom. The church must incarnate itself into many different cultures". --Leonce Crump
It is one thing to be missional and talk about the mission of God, to see people reconciled to God, AND; it is another to see us reconciled one to another!
Rev. 5:9-10 "....sang a new song....from every tribe, language, people and nation...."
How do we diversify the church? 1. What does your staff look like? 2. What does your stage look like? 3. What does your community sound like?
How is it that we are on the cusp of globalization and yet our churches are mono-cultural, mono-ethnic, mono-racial, mono-social, etc.?
How is it that the world around the church is integrating but the church is not....
We have to lay down some of our preferences to see this become a reality. We can talk mission all day......he left HEAVEN....to take on the tangible mess of our world. So that, we could be RECONCILED back to God.
Reconciliation must proceed Incarnation.
Incarnation must proceed mission for our mission to have any diversification.
Have we given up a vision of the kingdom (Rev. 5) for our vision of the kingdom?
Gospel gives us so much more than that.....
While the culture build a tapestry of a beautiful mess, the church continues to segregate, distinguish and divide!
God has given us a picture of the Kingdom. The church must incarnate itself into many different cultures". --Leonce Crump
Why Dive into Humanity? #verge2102
Why? So people will actually see the Glory of God!
A word to think about for your own life:
S.A.C.R.I.L.E.G.E. = challenge inaccurate views of what others say is holy or sacred. This is the way Jesus walked. Jesus was sacrilegious with:
.....the scripture (Does our knowledge of scripture move us to be more like the Pharisees or more like Jesus? Does the scripture move us to be legalistic or missional?)
.....the sabbath (What if we canceled our Easter services to SERVE the poor?)
.....discipleship
Our world doesn't need more people telling them the MESSAGE in the same way, but sacrilegiously.
Incarnational mission is going as Jesus went.
It is WALKING as Jesus WALKED! -- Hugh Halter
A word to think about for your own life:
S.A.C.R.I.L.E.G.E. = challenge inaccurate views of what others say is holy or sacred. This is the way Jesus walked. Jesus was sacrilegious with:
.....the scripture (Does our knowledge of scripture move us to be more like the Pharisees or more like Jesus? Does the scripture move us to be legalistic or missional?)
.....the sabbath (What if we canceled our Easter services to SERVE the poor?)
.....discipleship
Our world doesn't need more people telling them the MESSAGE in the same way, but sacrilegiously.
Incarnational mission is going as Jesus went.
It is WALKING as Jesus WALKED! -- Hugh Halter
What can Sustain Incarnational Mission? #verge2012
LOVE.....
How do you cultivate LOVE in difficult contexts?
Principles to cultivate LOVE:
1. Identification. Your destiny has to be tied with the people you are serving. Godly Leaders (theology). Leadership (brand). Entrepreuners (project)....Incarnational presence (heart swept up with the community you serve). This will move you with COMPASSION.
2. Authority to partner, bless and serve the community! "....our lives as well..."
We don't need celebrity pastors, or banders, or managers of project, BUT the church needs leaders whose HEARTS will break for the community.
Ignore contemporary church sub-culture, make it simple:
Passion for God and Compassion for People
--Jon Tyson #verge2012
How do you cultivate LOVE in difficult contexts?
Principles to cultivate LOVE:
1. Identification. Your destiny has to be tied with the people you are serving. Godly Leaders (theology). Leadership (brand). Entrepreuners (project)....Incarnational presence (heart swept up with the community you serve). This will move you with COMPASSION.
2. Authority to partner, bless and serve the community! "....our lives as well..."
We don't need celebrity pastors, or banders, or managers of project, BUT the church needs leaders whose HEARTS will break for the community.
Ignore contemporary church sub-culture, make it simple:
Passion for God and Compassion for People
--Jon Tyson #verge2012
Helping your Church make the Missional/Incarnational Shift #verge2012
What is the JESUS mission? Theology, formation, identity = these three words: REACH, RESTORE, and REPRODUCE
Where these three R's connect = JESUS' mission for His people.
Missional practices flowing out of these 3 R's:
Challenge people to BE a BLESSING.......
Blessers vs. Converters. Blessers bore more fruit in the community!
How can we help people be a blessing: Missional practices or weekly rhythms:
B. Begin with prayer.
L. Listen to people.
E. Eat. Relationship.
S. Serve.
S. Story.
Do one of these missional practices everyday! And, ask this question (community group/small group): Who did you BLESS today?
80% of all people will act their way into a NEW way of behaving! (Dave Ferguson)
Where these three R's connect = JESUS' mission for His people.
Missional practices flowing out of these 3 R's:
Challenge people to BE a BLESSING.......
Blessers vs. Converters. Blessers bore more fruit in the community!
How can we help people be a blessing: Missional practices or weekly rhythms:
B. Begin with prayer.
L. Listen to people.
E. Eat. Relationship.
S. Serve.
S. Story.
Do one of these missional practices everyday! And, ask this question (community group/small group): Who did you BLESS today?
80% of all people will act their way into a NEW way of behaving! (Dave Ferguson)
Missional and Incarnational People #verge2012
Missio - latin word for "sent"
God is a missionary God.
He sends the SON.
He sends the SPIRIT.
AS the FATHER sends the son, Jesus SENDS us!
The sentness of the church! Every person (the church) is sent.
Missional church allows the mission of God to shape the church in the world.
The mission - God's mission - has a church, a people!
Mission also must become INCARNATIONAL.
Jesus moves into the neighborhood for 30 years.
If God is a missionary God, we must become a missionary people. If God comes to us as the Incarnate one, Jesus provides us a model of how to become rooted into a place, a neighborhood, a community! Hirsh - verge2102
God is a missionary God.
He sends the SON.
He sends the SPIRIT.
AS the FATHER sends the son, Jesus SENDS us!
The sentness of the church! Every person (the church) is sent.
Missional church allows the mission of God to shape the church in the world.
The mission - God's mission - has a church, a people!
Mission also must become INCARNATIONAL.
Jesus moves into the neighborhood for 30 years.
If God is a missionary God, we must become a missionary people. If God comes to us as the Incarnate one, Jesus provides us a model of how to become rooted into a place, a neighborhood, a community! Hirsh - verge2102
Theology of the Missional/Incarnational Impulse
AS the FATHER SENDS ME (JESUS) SO.....
I SEND YOU......
I SEND YOU......
Presence Needed, not Just Your Used Clothes
Denise Sockwell (delasockwell):
We need to plant churches in urban communities because people need more than our used clothes. Dr. Perkins Verge2012 POW!!!!
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Proximity and the Presence of God
Perkins: The next step is placing ourself in proximity of suffering in our own community Verge2012
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The Implications of Insulation
Crowder, Petey. (mrcrowder):
"If you occupy a more insular world, you're less likely to be sensitive to the needs of others" http://ping.fm/wNlVT
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Dever, Stetzer and the Meaning of the Gospel, commentary by Fitch
Is Mark Dever a Catholic when it comes to evangelism? i.e. Does he put tradition ahead of Scripture? Check this video out!
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The Link to Watch Verge2012 Live......
Verge 2012 Livestream online! Join me here:
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Qideas: Live Stream with Eugene Peterson- Today @ 7:45 a.m. Pacific time
@Qideas: Don't forget! Free Live stream w Eugene Peterson and @GabeLyons at 10:45am EST 2day. http://ow.ly/9kQlP
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Gospel Project Curriculum
NWBC Communications (NWBaptist):
LifeWay wants your take on The Gospel Project curriculum | http://ping.fm/165Ak via @vergenetwork
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