A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single question

OK, I want to return to our discussion on the new book. To get to the heart of the material, I have to introduce you to the question that obsessed me for about 3 years non-stop - the question that started my personal quest and culminated in the wrting of The Forgotten Ways. This [...]

Bono for breakfast

Now here is one for the books! Bono preaching at the Presidential prayer breakfast. Check this out.

I did go to see U2 last week. I must admit it felt like we were worshipping at a very charismatic church. And the preaching was great! We were all moved….all 60,000 of us.
I honesly love [...]

A little bit more…

Hi all, Lance put together this “presio” on the online course. It is one of the functions that the software allows us to do. but it will explain how the techonology and the course will work in audio-video format. We will keep you informed about the status of the course as things [...]

Some serious learning going down!

I and a colleague Lance Ford, are developing a fantastic online training course using a ‘learning cafe’ environment. It will be a great resource for missional/apostolic leadership. Seriously, I have just been introduced to the technology involved and I have honestly never seen anything like it. There is a virtual classroom with data projection, [...]

The missional power of goodness

My mates at onmovements.com have got a copy of Rodney Stark’s new book, Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome. I have not read this book, but am very appreciative of Rodney Stark’s socio-historical insights on movements. In his The Rise of Christianity (which I [...]

Have we got it?

Two posts ago, I posed the question “Do you think we have the missional and spritual resources to respond adequately to the issues facing us?” (Thanks to those who responded.) I suppose I had better state my own view in regards to the question.

Well I suppose it will not surprise you that I do not [...]

Anthea tells all and Mick goes tribal

I couldn’t resist one final plug for our upcoming intensives. But I also wanted to highlight some once off events that will appeal to those working in established churches.
Come and hear Anthea Smits tell the story of how a traditional Pentecostal church has adopted a thoroughly missional posture in their context. Its a great story. [...]

More of the same?

“The fact that you have started reading this book will mean that not only are you interested in the search for a more authentic expression of ecclesia (the NT word for church), but you are in some sense aware of the dramatic changes in worldview that has been taking place in general culture over the [...]

The Rise and Rise of Apostolic Movements

My new book begins with an ancient Chinese saying that goes like this…
After a time of decay comes the turning point. The powerful light that has been banished returns. There is movement, but it is not brought about by force. … The movement is natural, arising spontaneously. The old is discarded and the new is [...]

Three Fantastic Learning Events

I haveing been doing forge for around 10 years now. I ahve been to just about every intensive we have hosted, and I have always come away deeply inspired by what goes on at these events. I cannot urge you more to come along. Take the time to be exposed to some [...]

The Jerusalem Diet

Sally, my beloved housemate and the somewhat zany friend of mine who has been making provactive comments on the prevous blog, put me onto the fact that Ted Haggart had writtten a book about dieting called the Jerusalem Diet. There are now some pretty funny customer reviews appearing on the amazon website. Check [...]

Hallowed be Your Name

Recently Time magazine has a listing of the 25 most influential Evangelicals in America. Its a veritable whos who in American church circles. It is interesting that Ted Haggard is listed among them. His latest confession (and resignation) serves to highlight the absolute need for public figures to live their message before [...]

The subversion of Christianity

I am on a roll. Someone please stop me before I go too far! But I couldn’t resist further exploration into the role of Jesus in his church. Jacques Ellul again.
Christianity claims not to be a religion that is superior to others, but to be an antireligion that refutes all the religions that [...]

Jesus is my disequilibrium

Following on from the blog on the 29th Oct:
In my new book, I have devoted a section to the exploration of the absolute and abiding role of Jesus in the life of faith and in the Christian community. I will eventually get to blogging around the book more systematically, but needless to say that I [...]

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