CEO of World Vision Author of The Whole In Our Gospel We’ve drifted away from being fishers of men to being keepers of the aquarium – Paul Harvey It may nite be our fault that 24,000 children die every day, but it is our moral responsibility to do something about it. We are God’s planContinue reading “Calibrate NW session 6 – Rich Stearns”
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Calibrate NW session 4 – Alan Hirsch
Look for an Alan Hirsch Calibrate Video How do we retain a movement that resonates with who Jesus is? Renewal – recover the apostolic movements ReJesus: we have to rediscover the role of Jesus and the phenomenon of Jesus. Christology lies at the heart of the renewal of the church. When we veer we haveContinue reading “Calibrate NW session 4 – Alan Hirsch”
Calibrate NW session 2 w/ Carlos Whitaker
Twitter.com/loswhit hey people follow him. One Sunday in a Gym, next Sunday in a $53 million dollar facility. That would be jarring If why is our last question for what the church is up to, that messes things up. If why is first that changes the game entirely Called to disturbContinue reading “Calibrate NW session 2 w/ Carlos Whitaker”
Francis Chan Calibrate NW 2010
More and more people are taking the Bible seriously and not relying on tradition. The problem is that we were not sticking close enough to the Bible. When we look to scripture we see that God is calling us to be united like a family Once we were not a people, now we are!Continue reading “Francis Chan Calibrate NW 2010”
Church & 30 Rock
I love 30Rock. Smart, funny, quick. All good things when it comes to a sitcom. Kathy and I were watching it the other day, and I was struck by a really fun idea, how does the Church line up with 30 Rock? This does not reflect Creekside, these thoughts reflect stereotype ideas about local ChurchesContinue reading “Church & 30 Rock”
Practice
I just finished my pre-preach with our music & worship pastor Mike Brandow (twitter.com/mikebrandow). Mike has definitely brought up the level of excellence in our Sunday morning gatherings, and part of that is pre-preaching. It’s exactly what it sounds like. I preach my message, and he listens, takes notes, and looks for ways to increaseContinue reading “Practice”
Are You Being Fed?
When people say that they stop going to church because they weren’t getting fed, I’m just going to be honest, that’s a cop out. Sunday morning is about worshipping Jesus. Somewhere in the church we decided that we couldn’t tell the truth. Truth is, people stop going to a certain church because they don’t likeContinue reading “Are You Being Fed?”
Learning a Second Language
Learning a second language is hard. (duh). I am currently enrolled in a Biblical Hebrew couse at NU. It’s a great class, and I’m learning a lot but it’s very challenging for me. We are learning the language conversationally. That makes it much more fun than just sitting down and running through stacks of flashContinue reading “Learning a Second Language”
Good Problems To Have
We are now officially in our groups semester. The launch has been a little too effective though. We are running out of space in our groups that are young kids friendly. This is a great problem to have because we have a lot of people who recognize their need for intentional community. This is aContinue reading “Good Problems To Have”
Not to get political but . . .
I’m really glad that I’ve been unable to watch the news for the past few weeks. Because when I turned it on, all I saw was hatred from both parties thrown back and forth. I’ve seen religious discimination lauded as a conservative american value. I’ve seen the parody that is the Colbert Report come true.Continue reading “Not to get political but . . .”
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