currently reading Shaped By God’s Heart.
is it possible to move a youth ministry from merely surviving to thriving?
is that possible if the church is not moving in that direction?
what implications would be involved with either?
i’m not sure what it is that God is doing right now, all i know is that he is moving me [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, family on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
ht to the skit guys
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Sunday Teaching Series: Outflow (Week 1 of 5)
Message Title: Overflowing Life
Sermon in a Sentence: Our lives are to allow God’s love to flow from us to those around us, based on Acts 1:8.
Weekend Scale of Difficulty: 8 out of 10
Attendance: (will be updated once I know)
Service Length: 76 minutes
Understandable Message: B+
Volunteer/Student Involvement: C- Many [...]
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i am reading a few books right now that talk about the emerging church, emergent church, and the missional church. it has me wondering if we really know what each one is really all about. and what impact would any one of them have on a youth ministry within either construct?
what is an emerging [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, quotes on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
edmund burke - Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)
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this years conference was an amazing expression of what touches the heart of god and what he requires of each on of us in our relationship with him.
conference theme
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly [...]
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Saturday, April 26th, 9-11am Breakfast: What Justice Requires—Canadians and the Struggle for Human Rights, International Justice Mission Speaker (IJM): Jamie Macintosh.
Sunday, April 27th: National Dress Day: Come to the morning services dressed in the national dress of your home country! Guest Speaker: Sharon Cohn Wu (IJM)
i’m really looking forward to this finale weekend of our three week global outreach conference. [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, humour, off beat on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
this picture is in desperate need of a caption. any suggestions!?!
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Posted in Blogroll, global, news on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
earthday.ca
what responsibility are you taking for helping the earth?
How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
How Experts Would Save The Earth
ht to Forbes magazine
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Breakfast with International Justice Mission
Time: 9:00-11:00am
Location: Founder’s Hall - The Peoples Church
Cost: $5.00
What Justice Requires—Evangelical Canadians and the Struggle for Human Rights
Scripture calls us to “seek justice [and] rescue the oppressed” (Isa. 1:17). So why are Evangelicals sometimes so skittish about engaging in justice issues? Have we so privatized our faith that it is of [...]
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