Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
What is the role of a community of faith in a gentrified or gentrifying neighborhood? Is what we see as good actually good for the whole population of a neighborhood? How do we become aware of those issues? How do we promote a common good of both the haves and have not’s? In developing a …
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I recently looked out my front door and saw a woman sitting on the stairs of my patio. She was out of breath, sweaty and had a large basket next to her full of cans and plastic bottles to be recycled. She looked desperately in need of some rest and refreshment. I’m pretty good at …
It has been a tough go for the Church in the United States over the past couple months. The name calling, division and posturing reached a deafening volume last week in the wake of the World Vision controversy around employing those in gay marriage. Noise. Massive amounts of energy poured into proving our “rightness” and …
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As part of my new staff role with Thresholds, I’m thrilled to join a team of practitioners and teachers – who have been living into their call to lead missional communities for decades – in co-leading a brand new initiative to come alongside leaders all over the country who are forming/leading missional communities in a …
I love my neighborhood. It’s not that it is all that glamorous or cool or “safe” or whatever. It’s that it is full of people who actually want to experience some kind of community together. There is a building sense that we all have some skin in the game and that our thriving is somehow …
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