Posted on September 7, 2009
Last year I had the privilege of attending the first North American Total Church, hosted by Kaleo Church with key speakers Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. It was an excellent conference filled with stimulating talks and breakouts adressing the concepts in Chester & Timmis’ book Total Church.
Total Church Conference is back with the theme I Will Build My Church! Mark your calendars for November 17-19 for the TC II, to be held in San Diego again. Here are the speakers…more info to follow
- Steve Timmis is the co-author of Total Church, cofounder of the Crowded House, a church-planting initiative in Sheffield, UK, and a director of the Porterbrook Network, which trains and mentors church planters. Timmis previously directed Radstock Ministries, a mission agency facilitating the involvement of the local church in world mission.
- Michael W. Goheen, Geneva Professor of Worldview and Religious Studies at Trinity Western University , co-author of The Drama Of Scripture: Finding Our Place In The Biblical Story, Living at the Crossroads and author of “As the Father Has Sent Me, I Am Sending You”: J.E. Lesslie Newbigin’s Missionary Ecclesiology.
- David Fairchild is the co-founder and preaching elder of Kaleo Church in San Diego. He is also the southwest movement leader for Acts 29 network.
HT: Goodmanson
Posted on September 7, 2009
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Posted on September 6, 2009
I appreciate it when others write about how to help pastors. It’s a rare topic. I really like the four points listed by John Catanzaro in his series “Healthy Pastors.” Please consider these for the pastoral leaders in Austin City Life. It’s a good list to keep in mind for your City Group leaders.
- Understand. The first way to help your pastor is to develop understanding and sensitivity to the stress and demands of a pastor’s work.
- Pray. Secondly, pray for your pastor. A very active prayer ministry to support the pastors in their evangelical work is fundamental to the health of pastors and the church at large.
- Grow. Thirdly, mature in the faith. Grow and work to preserve the work of God in your sphere. Do not contribute to confusion, gossip and bitter attitudes. Get involved in action, service, and financial contribution, which are all vital to the health of the Christian mission of proclaiming Christ in your community and the world.
- Lead. Finally, faith in action is serving others above what you want in support of the ministry of the church. Don’t just get involved in ministry; actively work with the leadership to provide healthy momentum in ministry and to become a personal preacher of the ways of Christ!
Check out the rest of the post here.
Posted on September 5, 2009
We use the Jesus Storybook Bible with our kids just about every morning. The stories are adapted from the Bible in kid-friendly language without dumbing down the theological content. The stories are Christ-centered and well illustrated. Although they can be a little long for small children (we shorten them), the Jesus Storybook Bible is a rich resource for teaching your children about God and his plan for all creation through Jesus.
Next month Zondervan is releasing a Deluxe Version which includes MP3s (get some free now), which will be great for the car. Check out the free resources on the new website.
