I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet – Church Planting
Welcome back to my dead-ish blog. I fell off the blogging grid
awhile back and have had a tough time climbing back on. Hopefully I can
maintain some rhythm as we approach fall.
What brought me out of the blog black-hole? Exciting Mission
activity!
A Thin Place – Mission from South America
The Christian Associates 2010 Global Connect is over now. It
was a remarkable time with many, many highlights.
Living Into Movement – Pt 2 – Being a Missional Community
Before I say anything about movement, let me just say that
the weather in Germany is abysmal. It has rained every day that I’ve been here,
and the forecast is grim. The last days of my summer may be spent under gray
skies and wearing jackets. For someone who’s a “fair-weather player” that is
not good news. Nonetheless, I’m making the best of it and am meeting some
wonderful new friends. The Christian Associates world is a fantastic one, and
I’m glad to be a part of.
As I mentioned in one of my last blogs Living into Movement – Pt 1 , I’d like to address
the idea of movement from a biblical perspective. Jesus sent his followers into
the world with certain aspects or charges to guide them. One of those charges
came in John 20. This is post-resurrection. In other words, Christ had been crucified
and rose from the dead, but at
that time, his followers were unaware that he was alive. They had cloistered
away in fear and trepidation that they would be the next to incur punishment as
a result of following this rebel, the crazy revolutionary. Perhaps they were
concerned that they would be found “guilty by association.” Regardless, he
comes in to their presence and he tells them “peace.” Shalom. He realizes their
fear and their uncertainty and tells them “peace be with you.” And then he says
something that is very important for the church today, “As the Father has sent
me, so I am sending you.”