The CA Video Invite: starring, well, me!
CA Invitation from Christian Associates on Vimeo.
How to Plant a Church
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Linus Morris on Christian Associates Vision
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Missional Church Planting in Europe
“Tell the students to give up their small ambitions and come eastward to preach the gospel of Christ.” — Francis Xavier, missionary to India, the Philippines, and Japan
Christian Associates’ Project in Sweden (by Dudley Callison and Marcus Fritch)
Despite a rich heritage of revival and global missions, Sweden is now one of the most secular societies in the world. The past 100 years have seen significant transformations, resulting in a surge of materialism, isolation, and relational fractures. Equally dramatic is the perilous decline in church participation. Sadly, the Swedish state church is seen as a mere cultural stepping-stone, lacking tangible spiritual vitality and influence.
Reflections of a Middle Man – Being Missional without Giving up on the Church
These are some reflections of a middle man. I have as many friends now who would consider themselves outside of the church as in – or outside of the Christian world view in a sense. It is strictly 50/50. So, I can understand and in a sense, advocate for two sets of people.
Commissioning Service for Church Planting at New Community
Here is a talk I gave yesterday at New Community. We were commissioning Ryan Miller and David Von for
church planting. Ryan is starting Branches and David is starting Emmaus. It is such a joy to be able to watch a dream happening before my very eyes.
CA Connect 2010 Highlight Video
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Hospitality as Resistance (a re-post)
One person has stated that hospitality is resistance. In a world that caters to the rich, uber gifted and best looking, true Biblical hospitality is a prophetic voice. When the larger empire disregards and dishonors certain persons, small acts of respect and welcome are powerful gestures of a greater Kingdom! The apostle Paul commanded the Christian as part of what it means to “offer our bodies a living sacrifice…” to “…practice hospitality.” This is not an option. That really is what is amazingly attractive about Jesus for me. He was not a respecter of persons. I find myself in this dual processing battle daily on how to mete out my “precious” time, but Jesus seemed to sashay through the daily with an ease and acceptance of the moment…that each person he met held the same value and importance as the next and he stopped and ate. He broke bread and drank (Luke 5:30) with people who probably could or would never repay him. Counter-culturalism at its finest.
INFUSE Missional Training – Spokane
I would like to invite you to join us for the INFUSE training for missional pioneers. Infuse is designed to equip existing and prospective missional leaders and churches in the theology and practical expression of “missionality” in Western culture, while seeking to identify and mobilize pioneers to embark on the journey of creating missional communities locally and beyond.