In June of 1993, two student mission teams left for six week trips. One team was spending six weeks with six different mission experiences, ranging from service projects, backyard Bible clubs, and inner city camps. My team would eventually spend close to four weeks in the Dominican Republic. Both teams spent the […]
** Introduction to Church Planting post from IMN blog. Notice the deep level of content and dialogue in the comments.
** Sam Metcalf writes about a contemporary rich young ruler experience, and again, has an interesting discussion in the comments.
** The 15 best skylines in the world. Via Jordon.
** Census data combined with Google […]
Sport: jump ropeMovie: Yours Mine and OursCartoon: Spongebob SquarepantsToy: toy laptopBook: Magic TreehouseSong: I’ll Fly AwaySchool subject: MathClothes: JeansPajamas: NightgownsColor: RainbowFood: Grilled CheeseAnimal: DolphinVacation: ConnecticutHobbies: computerDessert: lots of them - choc chip cookiesPlaces to go: SavannahPark: Animal KingdomPark Activity: Jungle GymPreacher: Pastor TimBible characters: Mary, the mother of jesusHolidays: birthdayDay: SaturdayPrayer request: friendshipsPeople: AbbyBoyfriend: Alex […]
I think we’ve gotten the leader team straight now. It’s good news. Good group of people.
- LB returns.- NLind, who was a leader on the LC team last summer, joins this team. She will be great to have along since she went to Uganda last summer - so she knows when […]
On March 28, 1984, I asked Jesus to be my best friend. It has been an absolute exhilarating ride since then. This picture is a picture of the first Bible I ever had. The summer after my decision that March, I went on summer staff at Hemlock Wilderness Brigade Camp, a foundational […]
This post is mostly for me…. because I can’t get the Palmer family out of my head.
1.From a scene in V for Vendetta [spoiler alert]:
INTERROGATORWe’d like you to sign that for us, Miss Hammond. Where we’ve put the little cross.
She blinks.
EVEYNo.
INTERROGATORAs you wish.
Rossiter begins unbuckling Evey’s restraints.
INTERROGATOREscort Miss Hammond back to her […]
I’ve been skimming along with a pastor-type guy in Columbus, Ohio via his blog. Mark Palmer. It’s absolutely tragic. In April of 2003, his wife Jennifer was diagnosed with stomach cancer. link
By August 2003, she had passed away, leaving him and their young son, Micah. link
His first night alone
What […]
This is the fourth in a series of posts entitled “Mission Trip Advice.” [Post #1, #2, and #3 in the series.] So you have signed up to go on a mission trip, and maybe you don’t know exactly what to expect. And you are maybe looking for some advice. What is one piece of advice […]
This year, we are doing leader applications for the first time. It’s definitely all for our benefit. Most of you probably know that an easy way to see who is serious about leading is to ask them to fill out an application.
I’ve had a lot of fun putting the application together, but even […]
“Without risk, there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith” - KierkegaardIf you want to live a life larger than yourself, you must be willing to take some risks. - Erwin McManus
Well, here is the deal with my summer team. My SPACE team is making plans to go […]
HENRY(to Indy)Marcus?! You didn’t drag poorMarcus along, did you? He’s notup to the challenge.
DONOVANHe sticks out like a sore thumb.We’ll find him.
INDYThe hell you will. He’s got atwo-day head-start on you, whichis more than he needs.(beat)Brody’s got friends in every townand village from here to the Sudan.He speaks a dozen languages, knowsevery local custom. He’ll […]
The SXSW festival was last week, and if you haven’t heard of it before, and you are a blogger, time to do a little reading.
The SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL brings together uber-geeks, tech entrepreneurs, and digital innovators from around the world for four days of keynote speeches, Trade Show, panels, parties and assorted evening fun. Now […]
“You lost today, kid. But that doesn’t mean you have to like it.” - from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
March Madness has 0 bearing on me. [You are surprised I even know huh?] The only real thing it means to me is that people enter their pools and some crazy men spend […]
This is the third in a series of posts entitled “Mission Trip Advice.” [Post #1 and #2 in the series.] So you have signed up to go on a mission trip, and maybe you don’t know exactly what to expect. And you are maybe looking for some advice. What is one piece of advice that […]
On May 19th, you should go to the movies.
Just go to another movie.
Save the date now. May 19th, or May 20th. No later than Sunday, May 21st — that’s the day the ballot box closes. You’ll get a vote, the only vote Hollywood recognizes: The power of cold hard cash laid down on a box […]
Ok… so I’m going to do a MySpace experiment. More details to come, but the gist is that I’m going to try do a learning experiment with some kids on cross cultural mission using MySpace is a medium. I know, sounds weird. Ha, what did you expect?
I’ve created a SPACEmySPACE group […]
More on what is happening in Ocoee, FL with Voxproductions.
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JBourq is one of our SPACE leaders. She has been around from the inception of SPACE, when a few of us met and talked about what a service/missions team would look like for students. She has been a first hand witness for most of my crazy ideas. The ones she hasn’t witnessed […]
I recently found these two blogs that some of you might also be interested in reading. They seem to be well written, have a pretty good flow of postings and have RSS feeds.
Enjoy.
InternationalTeams team blog
Missional Hands - a blog from Urbana staff
This is the second in a series of posts entitled “Mission Trip Advice.” [Post #1 in the series.] So you have signed up to go on a mission trip, and maybe you don’t know exactly what to expect. And you are maybe looking for some advice. What is one piece of advice that experts […]
Gallery - Overloaded via BoingBoing
Bethany left me a comment on a post about IJM’s 2005 Prayer Gathering. She also emailed me the link for the 2006 gathering this coming April. Looks like a very cool thing.
For those of you not familiar with the International Justice Mission:
Founded in 1997, IJM began operations after a group of human rights […]
To celebrate St. Patrick, learn the real story.
Notice that:- he was English.- he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland, and that is when his faith became real.- he had a burning desire and passion for the Irish.- consecrated no fewer than 350 bishops.- legend has it that he personally baptized about 10,000 people.
Photo: St. […]
**note - sorry to you all the read this via newsreaders - since the post keeps getting updated…
** Middle School **IntroductionCome and join other students from LC and impact more than yourself. LC will be going on a service oriented weekend to work and serve Christian Missionary Technical Services, a GCC supported missions support […]
* Teens (age 12 to 17) spent an average of 1,233 minutes online during February 2006, up 19 percent from a year ago.
* Communication-related activities account for the lion’s share of time spent online by teens in February 2006. Time spent using instant messengers ranks highest, with teens spending 489 minutes per month using IM, […]
This is the first in a series of posts entitled “Mission Trip Advice.” So you have signed up to go on a mission trip, and maybe you don’t know exactly what to expect. And you are maybe looking for some advice. What is one piece of advice that experts could give you?
My […]
We all seek to avoid the tension created by the gap between our ideals and our reality. Effective movements exploit that gap and raise the tension. They make life uncomfortable for us all. Movements are uncompromising. They heighten tension inside the Church and with the surrounding culture. Movements are born in conflict, because they stand […]
If you have been around SPACE for a while, you probably know that everything we do is a secret until we think all the details are covered. You might think this is related to some weird ego trip I have… but it’s not. It simply is a way that we can try some […]
Some of you may have been following this too… I’ve only been skimming some of the blog postings. Short summary - an atheist auctions himself on eBay, saying he will go to religious things for a price. A Christian organization called OffTheMap, which does research in the ideas of evangelism and culture, wins […]
From both Backyard Missionary and OnMovements - the idea of movements math, the multiplication of leaders. You might be like me and wondering about the practical, tangible ways of this kind of multiplication.
As Eugene Peterson humorously put it for us in the States, “Jesus, it must be remembered, restricted nine-tenths of his ministry to […]
Psalm 411Dignify those who are down on their luck; you’ll feel good–that’s what GOD does.
Mark 921He asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been going on?” “Ever since he was a little boy. 22Many times it pitches him into fire or the river to do away with him. If you can do anything, […]
“Church planting is the best method of evangelism”
http://amadeochurchplantnetwork.blogspot.com/
SPACE is not against evangelism. But we don’t ever pass out tracts. That’s all I’m going to say about that.
“Church planting is the best method of evangelism”
Just for fun - Google links “church planting best method evangelism”
The Strategic Value of Saturation Church PlantingBi-vocational Church PlantingA Revolution in 21 st Century Church Planting
A bigger […]
Perspectives - a 16 week class that will help you understand God’s plan for our world and for your life as you explore the following topics:- Biblical - God’s unchanging purpose for the nations - Historical - Expansion and pioneers of the Christian Movement - Strategic - What are “unreached people groups” and why are […]
Follow the journey of a 33 year old youth worker who goes back to High School as a Sophomore. Link via Marko
A small idea of what SPACE is about:
SPACE (Students Prepared to Act For Christ’s Empire):- is a component of the student ministry at Grace Community Church. SPACE exists as one facet of the ministry, including Sunday morning worship, D-teams (small groups), middle and high school outreaches, and worship and skit teams.- prepares students for […]
The 9 Lives of Leadership
Best Practices - High Yield Church Planting via Steve Addison
Last Spring, we decided to try a new experiment - taking our seniors on a weekend experience. We aptly named it the Black Hole Experience - taking on the idea of a secret weekend with no details and applying the SPACE motif to it. [Their parents had all the details, however.]
There were three […]
Mark 5:18-20
Demon delivered manTurned instantly into a missionary to his own culture and contextAnd is the talk of the town…
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the demon-delivered man begged to go along, 19but he wouldn’t let him. Jesus said, “Go home to your own people. Tell them your story–what the Master did, how he […]
Listen to Jason Sharp - Reflections
I have read Fast Company on and off for a few years - a few of those years I even had a subscription. Good magazine with very compelling articles about vision, leadership, creativity and innovation. On the way to Orlando, I picked up the most recent issue, which was their 10th anniversary issue. […]
I had a phenomenal time in Orlando this weekend. It was a little nuts to fly down for just what seemed like a few hours, but it was really a quality time of meeting people and hearing about God’s stories in the area. The first goal was to hang out with friend MM […]
Got in from Orlando very late last night. Getting kids ready for school and then off to work right now. Very, very fun time. More post very soon.
Dear Friends of SPACE,
Thanks you for your ongoing thoughts and prayers for our students and the efforts to move them to live and love on God’s mission both here in their community as well as to the nations.
Here are a few current items that we would love for you to be praying about:- We have […]
The story of the treatment of women down through the ages is not a noble history. It has noble moments in it, to be sure, but taken as a whole, women have endured what seems to be a special hatred ever since we left Eden.
girls versus boys in Chinatreatment of women in Hinduism and […]
“The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B.” - James Yorke
Well…. our best laid plans for the 11th grade team are …. how should I put it… stuck? Plan B, make thyself appear…
One of the things that I do for the summer teams is try to make their support raising as easy as it can be. That includes giving our teams examples of support letters and providing some of the materials for them for when they actually send out their support letter.
We include:- A response card […]
D’s dad passed away three years ago today. He still makes an impact on us - the way he ate M&Ms with our girls, the way he taught us to be smart, the way he raised his kids and shaped the culture of his family.
Implementation Is Not Complete Until The Client Has Experienced “Culture Change”
Implementation Is Not Complete Until Significant “Technology Transfer” Has Taken Place/Root (”Teach A Man To Fish…”)
Tom Peters
I’ve often been tempted to do just this!! My wonderful husband, who you all love and admire, is always leaving me his computer, logged on and ready to go! The beauty of blogging is that he can delete this post if he so chooses!!!!
If you are getting a kick out of this, as […]
Orlando, believe it or not, seems to have worked itself out to be a kind of remote base for our family. Somehow, we find ourselves there about once a year or so. I’m not sure why, except the obvious reason - Disney World. Seriously though, there is some very cool God stuff […]
For those of you in the area, CpR, our high school ministry, is hosting a dinner theatre this Friday at the Warehouse. They are performing a musical (written by our senior high youth pastor, I believe) called “Socks”, which I’ve heard is a story about high school. And all the music in it […]
Origins 2006 is upon us. If you could only go to one training/leadership/investing in you conference or event, this should be it. Origins is the Mosaic Leadership Experience - Mosaic is the church in LA that Erwin McManus leads.
I went in 2004 and it was easily one of the most formative ministry/leadership experiences […]
… German believers are sending out a Macedonian call for help during the World Cup Football, kicking off in just four months. Literally millions of guests are expected from all over the world to join in festivities hosted in twelve cities…We European believers can also be infused with the faith and enthusiasm of the growing […]
