Last post I began a short series regarding the concept of kingdom community in contrast with the present traditional expression of church. From that beginning let me glean a working definition of kingdom community as a people who are being built together by divinely appointed relationship into a
Read more →For most of our lives church was defined by the generic pattern of traditionalism expressed in nearly every city around the world: a congregation of believers lead by a pastor/elder who functioned as the man (or woman) of God leading the people according to a vision that
Read more →We have added a new Downloads page where you can get podcasts and message notes for further study. The latest (and only) podcast is titled The City of God and discusses the Father’s purpose to grow the Body into a City that brings His light and Life
Read more →Last Sunday we considered three foundational principals that will define our journey for the next season. These principles are stimulated by a prophetic word we received to “crossover.” We embrace this word and are adjusting our course to align with it. Here are the principles. There must
Read more →In our last two Engage gatherings I have sensed a greater level of unity and commitment to one another. The Lord is truly knitting us together and something beautiful is emerging. There is a deeper sense of connectedness in the Spirit that is freeing people to share
Read more →As we continue to explore a more authentic corporate expression I am reading some classic books that discuss community, beginning with Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Life Together.”This is a relatively short book (147 pages) but quite dense, as are most of Bonhoeffer’s writings. (e.g. The Cost of Discipleship) It
Read more →Tonight the Father focused in on how interdependance is crucial to developing true community. The recurrant themes were: bearing one another’s burdens and transparency. As He continues to knit our hearts we are realizing just how interdependent we must be to experience a true building of ourselves together.
Read more →Alan Knox has written an excellent post regarding the need to focus on local relationships in our corporate pursuit of God. He blogs at The Assembling of the Church – click here to read the post.
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