A couple months ago I was sitting in the living room of one of the families apart of NieuCommunities here in Golden Hill listening to Rob Yackley describe the three values that shape much of the life and mission we seek to live into each day: Communion, Community and Commissioned. Using the three circles to illustrate …
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Sometimes Good News Looks, Um…Weird.
This past week, one of the guys in our community noticed there was a San Diego wide Turkey Trot going down on Thanksgiving morning. It was then that he rallied our community in instigating our own neighborhood Turkey Trot clad in ridiculous outfits, homemade numbers and tons of laughs. Overnight we had 20 people participate …
Following Jesus Calls For Much More Than Going to Church
I recently sat with a pastor friend of mine in the Bay Area who is seeking to radically reorient the life of his faith community away from viewing the church as merely a weekly gathering and towards daily life in neighborhood. Strikingly insightful, he said, “I have found that we can live in our neighborhoods …
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Jesus’ Invitation to the Discipline of “Wasting Time?”
A few of us from our missional community asked one of the hero’s of our neighborhood to sit down for a meal so we could hear more of her story and learn from her experiences. Among locals, she is known as “Judy the Beauty” and owns a local restaurant that has been around through all …
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Thin Places Releases TODAY! Check out: Full Video Session, 1st Chapter & Table of Contents
It’s finally here! Order your copy of “Thin Places”. Also, in anticipation of today’s release of Thin Places, the good folks at The House Studio have released all sorts of fun stuff! As a way to allow all of you to be a bit more familiar with what Thin Places (and the Small Group edition) …