Two more things worth your time on the net, one relating to the gospel and preaching, the other to a black spot of our culture. Be sure to check out:
1. The Resurgence National Conference: Text and Context.
The whole thing is being streamed live for free (yesterday, today and tomorrow).
Resurgence and Acts 29 are excited [...]
C. John Miller’s Outgrowing the Ingrown Church is proving to be insightful, convicting and encouraging. Early on in the book he lays out 7 characteristics of an introverted church that limit the church’s movement on mission with God. If you have spent time as a part of an introverted church, you’ll recognize them immediately.
1. Tunnel [...]
Came across this in our local paper.
American spirituality has glorified ’searching’ for spiritual meaning but de-emphasized ‘finding.’ In other words, it is good to be looking for spirituality, but it is intolerant to actually believe you have found a right faith.
- Ed Stetzer, quoted in Kane County Chronicle
According to Miller one of the principles for Outgrowing the Ingrown Church is simply a more biblical faith; specifically it is believing in the promise of the presence of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit with us in our mission and ministry to the world. He says that it is “the Lord’s missionary [...]
‘been reading (and being challenged and encouraged) by C. John Miller’s Outgrowing the Ingrown Church. A number of people have recommend the book to me over the past two years, but I just started reading it late last week. I’m holding off on my personal interactions with the book until I really digest it. But [...]
I am the Lead Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship, husband to Jen, Dad to Katherine, Elias and Madeline - and the short, bald guy in Starbucks writing in a Moleskine journal.
