obsessed with disciple-making

It is interesting that when we really look at the dangerous stories of the phenomenal movements, at the most uncomplicated level, they appear to the observer simply as disciple-making systems. But the rather funny thing is that they never appear to get beyond this—they never move beyond mere disciple-making.  This is because it is at [...]

god’s roll of the dice

When dealing with discipleship, and the related capacity to generate authentic followers of Jesus, we are dealing with that single most crucial factor that will in the end determine the quality of the whole—if we fail at this point then we must fail in all the others. In fact if we fail here, it is [...]

camp crusty v. al qaeda

Excuse Me While Brant Hanson Single-Handedly Neutralizes Al-Qaeda

 
Brant is one of the funniest prophetic-subversives around. Here he takes ideas from The Forgotten Ways (chapter on Organic Systems), makes them sing, and then applies them to taking Al-Qaeda out….
Alan Hirsch, in his book, points out that Al-Qaeda is almost impossible to stop. This is, [...]

the forgotten ways online course v.1.2

 

Just a note to say that we are starting a new round of online training in missional imagination and practice. The new sessions start early September.
 
We are learning as we go, so in order to improve the experience we have decided to..

standardize it to a more intensive 8 week format (instead of the extended [...]

goodness and godness

Linked to the previous post is the idea of goodness inherent in holy acts.  It is goodness that makes the holy deed vibrate. I have always loved the haunting power of Elie Wiesel’s work.  Listen to him here from his somehat autobiographical novel, Twilight
If you could have seen yourself, framed in the doorway [Pedro once [...]

action as sacrament

I am currently at the Church Resource Ministries (US) conference and am doing a series of talks on Jesus and Hebraic Spirituality.  But as we are exploring the mDNA of discipleship at the moment, I thought it worth commenting on the sacramental validity of holy actionand radical goodness. As many would be aware, I am [...]

suffering for jesus in the bahamas

Soularize – a learning party (in collaboration with Shapevine) Oct 25-27

Spencer Burke and the Ooze team are putting on an event that should grab your attention. The Shapevine crew are going to webcast much of the event. But seriously, this looks like its going to be a great time to spend some quality [...]

the most influential thinkers in my life

People often ask me what are the best books I have read. Its a darn good question and we should all be able to give a few. My problem is that I can’t name them in actual books (the top three is too hard), but prefer to name the most influential writers in [...]

upcoming events in october (usa)

Frosty and I will be joining up again for a jaunt in Denver in October. It is Missio’s launch of their online training program. You can get details here.

I am also teaching a D.Min. course at Fuller with Kurt Fredrickson in October. Called “Local Church  as Mission outpost.” We had a [...]

disciple-making as strategic activity

Those who have been following the series exploring The Forgotten Ways, will be aware that in terms of the model of Apostolic Genius I suggest in the book, all six elements of mDNA (Jesus is Lord, Disciple-Making, Missional-Incarnational Impulse, Apostolic Environment, Organic Systems, and Communitas) must be present for authentic apostolic movements to catalyze and [...]

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