Faith communities become laboratories of the spirit, where members engage in practices such as meditation, prayer, contemplation, and ritual, designed to facilitate authentic spiritual encounters. These practices are observed, refined, and shared, encouraging a collective journey toward deeper spiritual understanding.
Reframing spirituality as the culturally-neutral, teachable practice of becoming more human, as expressed in: 3 Capabilities4 Attributes per CapabilityPrerequisiteTaskTechniqueMindset12 Learning Outcomes Inspired by the Minerva Baccalaureate, especially their focus on Content over Context. A. Connecting (cosmos) #wonder#identification#formation#universalizing B. Individuating (pneumos) #agency#antifragility#reflection#specializing C. Advancing (logos) #inspiration#intervention#reformation#normalizing CapabilityTriggerSkillProcessValueConnectWonderIdentificationFormationUniversalIndividuateAgencyAntifragilityReflectionSpecialAdvanceInspirationInterventionReformationNormalTriastic Humanity
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" -- Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) In our breakout session at the "hope" Kingdom Networking event, Tim Svboda of YWAM SF taught us that "Information creates Vision creates Mobilization creates Transformation." In particular, it is incredibly helpful to know the the ratio and distribution of: ethne: people groups, cultural touch points evangel: churches,... Continue Reading →
In many ways, Western Christianity is now a solution in search of a problem. We are a victim of our own success, having effectively worked ourselves out of a job by eliminating the "pain points" of Judaism, paganism and animism while diffusing most of our benefits into the culture. Like a technology-centric startup, we now find... Continue Reading →
Last week I had three major epiphanies about growth while preparing for our weekly meeting. While largely inspired by my work at Kingsway Church, I've found these insights also very relevant for my professional and family lives. I. Why We Grow E-Myth Mastery by Michael E. Gerber the marketing leader is the one in the organization who is most passionately... Continue Reading →
[A follow-on to Spreading Effective Vision and The Agile Church, addressed specifically to the Church Spread of Kingsway Community Church.] In less than twelve months, together with the Holy Spirit, we have completely reinvented Kingsway Church. While our overall numbers may be the same, we have spread to two new neighborhoods, dramatically expanded our pastoral staff, and filled much of... Continue Reading →
While discussing The Agile Church and Metrics versus Goals, I realized that our organization's primary motivation for adopting Agile practices is to spread the ownership of effective vision. That is, we start with a shared belief that vision ought to be: Effective: timely, clear, actionable & aligned with the organization's overall purpose Spread: distributed from the core... Continue Reading →
The modern church is typically structured like a 20th-century business, with distinct, mostly autonomous departments focused on executing an agreed-upon "business plan" that changes very slowly over time. The church adds a layer of relationship and prayer, and relies on volunteer labor, but overall mostly matches the model invented by Alfred Sloan at GMover 50 years ago. The important thing to... Continue Reading →
I put together a list of HTML-based church website design/hosting solution with full WYSIWYG editing, as an alternative to Flash. Read more for their names...
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