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Posts Tagged ‘Missional Resurgence’

It’s Easy to Say “No” When

Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , on September 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Over 20 years ago, best-selling author Steven Covey shared a quote that changed many lives: It’s easy to say “no” when there is a deeper “yes” burning within you. Covey explained that success is often a result of a clear, deeper “YES”  within us that empowers us to say “NO” to distractions. During those same [...]

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Not About To Surrender

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last week I wrote a post titled “We Want To Participate” about the need for the church to become a place where everyone can participate, effectively use their gifts, and feel God’s joy. I’ve been asked to help facilitate a group of eleven large church pastors. They are committed to share their dreams, ideas, and [...]

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It Is Well With My Soul

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I’m still trying to process what I saw and heard at the Verge Conference in Austin last week. With all the talk of the younger generation checking out, why did 3,500 young people show up for an aggressive three-day challenge to get beyond “feel good” Christianity? This wasn’t the typical boomer crowd that frequent many [...]

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A Noticable Buzz

Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

There is a noticeable buzz in both offices this week!  Activity is picking up and we are rolling in 2010.  Thanks for everyone’s hard work – you’re a great team! That was the last line in today’s weekly update to the Aspen team. Its remarkable really, even though unemployment is over 10% giving to some [...]

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Building Prisons

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Tell me how many kids will not be able to read by 3rd grade and I will tell you how many prisons to build. That was a compelling thought from Frances Hesselbein (Chairman of the Board of Governors, Leaders to Leaders Institute, and the Founder of The Peter Drucker Foundation) at a recent brainstorming session [...]

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King David Was Chilling

Posted in Culture, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.     2 Samuel 11 King David, the warrior of warriors, decided to sit this battle out and chill at [...]

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From The Heart

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , on January 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

We’ve spoken with several churches recently who are experiencing growth in attendance and generosity despite the economic turmoil. That’s impressive in light of the fact that many churches are pulling back and the Wall Street Journal recently reported how several are filing for bankruptcy protection. Defining the attributes that influence ministry success can be difficult. [...]

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Missional Resurgence (Part #5)

Posted in Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Community Versus “Communitas” If you build it they may not come! That’s why they no longer build enclosed shopping mall in the US. We’re now drawn to these community oriented lifestyle centers. From shopping to church we’re walking away from mere convenience and consumption and are drawn to connection and purpose. Thanks for hanging with [...]

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Missional Case Study: New Life Church, Yorkville, Ill.

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

To reach their community, a church doesn’t have to have fancy programs or an elaborate mission statement – they simply need a genuine passion to serve their neighbors. When pastor Rick Thiemke came to New Life Church in Yorkville, Ill., eight years ago he discovered that the community saw churches as “takers.” “I would call [...]

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Ministry Response #3: Missional Resurgence (Part 2)

Posted in Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged , , , , , , on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Jesus The Center “We still have so much to learn, so much to do, and so far to go, but we are confident that God is ‘on the move…” -Kirsten Strand, Community 4:12 In our last post, we looked at the way one church is learning to build bridges between their safe, sacred spaces on [...]

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Relevant Ministry Response #3: Missional Resurgence

Posted in Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Inequitable Globalization How can the world hear or believe our message of God’s love when we are spending: $8 billion annually on cosmetics in the US $11 billion annually on ice cream in Europe $17 billion annually on pet food in Europe and the US $35 billion annually on business entertainment in Japan $105 billion [...]

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