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Exponential Book Review
Posted on April 11, 2012 by Shawn
Exponential, by Dave and Jon Ferguson, is a how-to book on beginning a missional church movement. Writing from their own experiences in church planting, Dave and Jon outline a proven model for starting and building a missional church movement. The authors state that a missional church can only begin if we follow Jesus and seek [...]
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1st Century or 21st Century Church?
Posted on March 23, 2012 by Shawn
Jose L Bosque recently posted an intriguing article charging us to adopt a 21st century model of church. He posited that we need Kingdom thinking. To wit: 1. Christianity is a lifestyle not a religion we participate in on Sundays 2. The Lord Jesus is the central focus of our corporate meetings not the “Pastor’s” [...]
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Summary of B.L.E.S.S.
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Shawn
Jon Ferguson talks about the strategy of blessing others through a simple acronym: Begin to Pray Listen Eat Serve them Story Simple, right? But how difficult is it to put into practice?
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Living with Terminal Cancer
Posted on February 16, 2012 by Shawn
The following is a post from my friend, Ryan Woods, a church planter in Vancouver, Washington, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer nine months ago. He is married with two small children. Please pray for Ryan and his family. They need a miracle. You can read updates about this man of God at Grassrootsconspiracy. What [...]
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