Why the missional movement will fail (2)
In my last post, I passed on to you the startling critique of the missional church movement by Mike Breen, one of the leaders of that movement. “We are a group of people addicted to and obsessed with the work of the Kingdom, with little to no idea how to be with the King.” See […]
Why the missional movement will fail (1)
In this post, I want to share with you a bombshell blog post on 9/12/11 by Mike Breen who is one of the leaders of what is called “the missional church movement”. First, let’s define the term. Here’s what Alan Hirsh, another leader of the movement, writes… “Missional church is a community of God’s people […]
Colorado House Church Moves to Uganda
How do house churches become more missional?Not by trying to be more missional. Not by exhorting people to be missional. Not by developing great missional strategies and programs.Instead, they focus on listening to Jesus. Individuals and churches that listen deeply to Jesus do amazing missional things! Roland Allen said it this way, “For centuries, the […]
14 year old prefers house church
Apprenticeship rhythm Number Two: CO2 (Church of Two) The rhythms of a CO2 (checking in with each other and listening to God together) overflow very naturally into family life and into house churches. Below are two examples of this. The first is a member of the Apprenticeship posting on his cohort’s forum. Notice how delighted […]
Pray for Noah and Kate in New Zealand
Noah and Kate Cremisino were house church leaders in Denver and members of the Luke Ten Community. Last year, they were sent to Christchurch, New Zealand by the Denver Network of house churches. (See the video below which was shot in Jan 2010). In addition to being a church planter, Noah is the graphic artist […]
Micro loans and house churches
LK10 Apprenticeship: The Larger Story One of the seven cohorts in the Apprenticeship is the African Cohort which is coached by Walt Hastings and Hobby Chapin. This Cohort consists of African house church leaders (most are from Kenya) in 6 CO2s. One of Walt’s recent coaching calls illustrates a key value that we hold in […]
Caring for a dying patient
In the Luke Ten Community, we have a deep conviction that mission and ministry of all kinds flow from our listening to God. This is based on God’s prevenience. That is, that He is always at work before we come on the scene. Our job is not to “make something happen” but to see how […]
The 10:2b Virus (2)
The Luke Ten Community is defined by seven core practices. Anyone who is seeking to live out these practices qualifies to be part of this Community. These practices are spelled out in The LK10 Invitation which you can read here: http://www.lk10.dev.cc/media/lk10_visionpaper_2_0.pdf Here’s Practice #4: Praying Lk 10:2b In LK. 10:2, Jesus made a startling statement. […]
10:2b Story (Part Three)
Great comment from Carolyn Spence (Clovis, NM) in response to Mike Deaton‘s interview in yesterday’s post: OK, agreed! We need the opportunity to see it practised. My mother (89 years young) cried to experience the very tiny taste of our gathering in Clovis with MRT members from Albuquerque and Colorado saying, “now I see what […]
CO2 – The Hyatt Family (3)
There’s lots of talk these days about “the missional church”. The thinking is that the church needs to stop being so inwardly focused and become concerned about the needs of the world. We are told that this is accomplished by exhorting believers to change their focus and become more concerned about the lost and needy. […]