This is probably one of my favorite quotes about Flow and its possible application to mission. Action and awareness are merged. I have been pursuing a growing missional spirituality for a number of years and I think there is weak … Continue reading
Flow was term we developed around God and Skating a few years ago. Check out the stories here It is also used by Csikszentmihalyi in sport and he identifies several characteristics that I think are pertinent to emerging theology and … Continue reading
For my post grad I am looking at how we have separated church and mission, but reading through much of the missional church stuff I still think there remains a problem because the old definition of church that centres on … Continue reading
Rev TC and I have been discussing a couple of projects we are involved in. The project I am involved in is called Church on the edge (working title) and is a partnership project between FYT, CMS, and Local churches. … Continue reading
Was chatting over lunch to a guy about the idea many churches have of a slope of activities that lead to faith and church attendance. The idea of contact work, leading to socials, to small groups, maybe alpha and then … Continue reading
In response to info on DO-BE-DO at the moment it is just shorthand as a way of putting into action this chaotic but intentional way of living within a redefined paradigm of church. It is little more than a framework … Continue reading
Thanks for the comments and feedback here and on other blogs on the past three posts around “Emerging church a manifestation of our sub cultural weakness”. I thought I would try and bullet point a few of the key issues … Continue reading
I came across a quote by Soren Kierkegaard who said “life is lived forward but understood backwardâ€?. On one hand it could be just hindsight, but I like the intentionality of living your life forward, rather than just passing through. … Continue reading