Note: It’s now 2019 and three years have past since I posted the first three articles on Facilitating. In reviewing those posts, I realize that more is need on third
Becoming a sustainable movement by John White LK10 is seeking to be an organization that is highly decentralized and reproduces its DNA throughout the organization so that it does not
This is a powerful sermon by Charles Spurgeon sent to me by Nigel Carson. “Dig Ditches” 2 Kings 3 : 6-20 Charles Spurgeon We now proceed to note OUR
WHAT DID PAUL DO WITH 10:2B ANSWERS (THOSE THE LORD OF THE HARVEST SENT)? THE HEART OF AN APOSTOLIC FATHER (62 AD) (Note: I chose this picture of Paul because it
The Jesus Strategy By John White Why was Jesus so dissatisfied? Two questions. (Actually, the same question repeated in two places.) In Mt. 9:38, Jesus is getting ready to send
During his address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump honored Carryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy Special Operator, Senior Chief William ‘Ryan’ Owens who was killed in
So, these three ideas are beginning to live in my head. Church as family. A family where everyone contributes when they gather. And, most importantly, Jesus as the head, the leader, the master of ceremonies especially when we gather. But, what in the world would this look like in actual practice?
Whenever even two people meet in Jesus name, He pictured Himself being present. That was the picture in His head. In one sense, this was not new to me. What was new was the realization for the first time that, in my picture, Jesus was passively present.
Apparently, Jesus had a high value for “spiritual families” where everyone had a voice. Where everyone contributed something in order to see the whole group, the church, become stronger. Somehow this was a key element in making them “vibrant”, pulsing with life. I really didn’t know how to do church this way but I felt instinctively that this was important and it was something I needed to pursue.
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