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living missionally starts with the little things

How practical can living missionally actually be? It starts with a shift in mindset right? I mean, if living missionally is another addition to my schedule then I don’t want in!  But what if missional living was a part of our DNA as we see … Continue reading

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discipleship crisis

(courtesy of Mike Breen’s blog): Here are some recent stats from the Barna Research group: 4,000 churches will close this year Only 1,500 churches will successfully launch (that’s an 80% failure rate) Only 15% of American churches are growing Of … Continue reading

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Mrs. Watkins reflects on godly community

I’ve been noticing lately more and more people saying that they aren’t finding fulfillment in their faith. Being a part of a church existing on a secular college campus, it seems as though the students are always reaching out for … Continue reading

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final reflections on my time in england

-       The Parable of The Scattered Seed Not all seed is sown.  This idea seems elementary but we have to be willing to embrace the idea that as we scatter seed we cannot always control whether or not it ends … Continue reading

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halfway point

So I am a little over halfway in my journey here abroad.  I have not been able to blog or have internet access as frequently as I thought I would, but it is probably better this way so that I … Continue reading

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sheffield here I come!

As many of you know I am in Sheffield, UK for the next week or so. I have been asked by Mike Breen to shadow him while he teaches at the 2011 Pilgrimage held at the churches he started many … Continue reading

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batting averages and judgement day

“Since the time of Christ, there have been thousands and thousands of predictions of the end of the world. None of them have been correct. NONE. Zero-for-thousands is a horrible batting average, and to think YOU are the only one … Continue reading

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skeptic’s opinion on the [lcf] community

As the academic calendar comes to the close of another great year, I was greatly moved by one student’s recent opinion on Lynchburg Christian Fellowship.  Interestingly enough, this student is not a Christ-follower but has been exploring their spirituality during … Continue reading

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identity crisis – part three (jesus and the cross)

Below is the teaching and podcast for part three of our series, “identity crisis – Jesus and the Cross”. podcast teaching notes: So where are we now? Well, obviously weʼve looked at Covenant and Kingdom. We know that this is … Continue reading

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identity crisis – part two (kingdom)

this is the second week in a five week series called identity crisis.  This week was called, “Kingdom”. podcast: identity crisis – part two (kingdom) sermon notes: So last week we looked more at Covenant, today weʼre going to look … Continue reading

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