This morning, I met with some other mission team leaders [in SPACE and out of SPACE] in a meeting facilitated by the GCC Missions Task Force for the purpose of debriefing the summer teams leaders. Here are some random and scattered notes that may help you if you are a mission team leader, serve […]
But this was not quite what I had in mind…. Creativity and artistry via TriciaB.
And this is exactly how Jesus does discipleship: he organizes it around mission. As soon as they are called he takes the disciples on an adventurous journey of mission, ministry and learning. Straightaway they are involved in proclaiming the kingdom of God, serving the poor, healing and casting out demons…. Even […]
I’m doing a team coaching session for one of the GCC young adult teams later next week. It’s a team that is going to India with AMoser and they need a little bit of help. Not a lot, but a little. I was a little hesitant to get too involved, but I […]
::: Church in Starbucks with Lifechurch.tv’s internet campus
Right when he says this, the little “hand raised counter” gets to 7. Everything in me wanted to click “Raise Hand”, but I didn’t. Because I’m a good boy. Didn’t want to misbehave in church.I wish I had my camera for what happened next. There is this older […]
In the summer of 2007, I helped lead a team of students to serve with Christian Associates International, helping to put on a kids program during their annual staff conference called Connect. Connect is a meeting point for their worldwide staff and is a homecoming of sorts where staff reconnect, introspect and get invested […]
I picked up the book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why on a whim a few weeks ago at my local Borders. Intrigued by the wilderness survival topic, it sounded like an interesting read. To put it mildly, this book is intense. Below are a few excerpts.
:: Speaking about mental […]
My personal notes from this morning’s message.
I Kings 16-18prophets are not comfortable people to be around.Ahab - 7th king - married to JezebelJezebel from Sidon - incredibly pagandrought, no dew or rainBaal - male god - god of agriculture and natural elements and fertilityAsher - female counterpartElijah - God tells him to give the message […]
One of my feedback evaluation forms from the GCC LDP session I led last week.
Exhibit A in the red. No, I didn’t plant an admirer in the crowd.
Exhibit B in the blue. Yup, someone understood the ramifications of their mission against the backdrop of humanity. That is exactly why.
Everyone and their mother seems to be writing about churches and Facebook. So here is a perspective from a globally-connected, out-to-change-the-world component of a youth ministry.
SPACE has seen the following uses of Facebook:- ConnectingOf course, the first and foremost use of FB is connecting with friends. Writing on walls, messaging [although I would […]
::: Is “See You At The Pole” Unbiblical?Link via Mark Riddle
::: What Myers-Briggs type is Jason Bourne?Link
::: The most amazing temples in the worldLink
::: I Don’t Look Like This Demographic
For Americans ages 35 to 54 - 18,249 deaths from overdoses of illicit drugs in 2004, up 550 percent per capita since 1975… 30 […]
Among other memories… some of my favorite from the past year..
As part of GCC’s leadership development program, notes from a session I did yesterday.
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::: Introtony shengLeading in the Global Matrixculture and context - the faster and deeper a leader engages, the greater the impactlook at paul - 3 on the ground, tangible behaviors he uses to engage contextexpand your perspective about our current context - […]
::: Sending Your Kids Out
It’s so tough sending our children out, and you’d think that Karen and I would be better at it. But it still strikes us to the core. We do it out of obedience. We do it because God did it for us and the world needs to know.
Link from […]
The theme for the past two Sundays at Grace have been called “Taste of Grace,” the annual series designed to engage people to be involved in serving in different capacities. Part of this Sunday’s message was about what kind of community we are - how many of our community are already serving. PastorMark […]
Public School Lunch3 hard beef tacos2 mini bowls of salad1 big spoon of cornwater or juice too$2.60
oh and ice cream for $.60
Goodwin’s expectation principle: “A potential leader tends to rise to the level of genuine expectancy of a leader he or she respects.” via Bobby Clinton.
Whether interns respect me or not, I have the highest expectations for them. Knowing what they know and having experienced what they have experienced, their responsibility, impact and […]
In the tradition of trying something new and different, SPACE is launching a book club. First gathering - Sept 27th at 8pm at the Food Court in Columbia Mall with gatherings about once a month. The book we are going to read is Soul Cravings. Feel free to bring friends - even […]
I wrote a little bit about the Leadership Vision dudes at the CAI conference. More on them later. What was very intriguing to me was that CAI had these guys engage all their field teams as “Missional Consultants”, both at the conference and throughout the year. Most of their time spent with […]
::: Short Term Missions and the FutureSeth writes:
Over and over again I watch the very missionaries I’ve mobilized through a short-term experience tell me, “It’s too much work. I don’t want to host any more teams.” Hosting a short-term-mission (STM) team is a lot of work for missionaries.
And…
It’s true that many of our […]
Just a reminder, fun is a core SPACE value. In four years, 200 students and leaders and over fifteen teams, fun and laughter have been key components of our experiences.
In a neurological sense, laughing represents the shortest distance between two people because it instantly interlocks limbic systems. This immediate, involuntary reaction, as one […]
One of the forums recently started on M opened with the question, “Think 18th century through today…who are your heroes?” One of mine was Amelia Earhart, who had some amazing accomplishments in the field of aviation, especially being a woman in that age. Talk about daring, risk and adventure. Kind of along […]
Here is the official link for the job opening at GCC:
If you are a vision caster, who loves leading leaders and teaching high school students we would like to hear from you.
Grace Community Church is a dynamic, growing, seeker sensitive church with an average weekly attendance of over 1900 adults that is strategically located in […]
::: 168 hoursNigel spent a year as George Verwer’s [President of Operation Mobilization] gopher, meaning:
6 continents; 18 countries; 100 flights; 100 blog entries; met 5,000+ people; 250 meetings with George
Here is a snippet of what he learned:
Six of the ten billion who have ever lived are alive today, and half of them are under the […]
We are almost done closing out the financial part of the summer. When we close out summers, I invariably cannot believe the amount of people that support our students and teams. It really is amazing, all the ones that give and pray and give, because they know these students and love to see […]
The Nens were in town a few weekends ago. It was so good to see them and after spending 10 days in Hungary with the same kind of families, it was familar, refreshing and really fun.
Hard to believe it has been one year.
[Related - Cameroon 2006]
::: Europe’s Coolest CitiesIncluding Copenhagen, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Dublin and ViennaLink via The Creative Class
::: Dean Kamen and a new prosthetic armWatch a video from TED.com with Dean Kamen and the extraordinary prosthetic arm he’s developing at the request of the US Department of Defense. Link
::: The Essence of Movements1. Structure2. Recruitment3. Commitment4. […]
Goals, goals, goals. Remember, it’s good to have goals that are measurable, realistic and timely. Here is a recap of SPACE goals from last year [and scores] and the goals I submitted for this coming school year.
2006-2007 goals2006-2007: goal: help to shape a student ethos of impact and mission - use […]
This is K playing with two random brothers she met on the beach the other day in CT. After a few minutes of playing, I heard her say, “Let’s play a game - it’s called Digging for Your Treasure!”
I know our family is going to remember our Pirate Sven experience for a long time.
Last weekend was our annual youth leader retreat. It’s a time when all the youth leaders go away for some refreshment and planning. Even though it’s intended for small group and program leaders, I go too and bring some of my people. This year, I brought JoyceB, TriciaB and EllyK. Along […]
via Dean
That was the theme of my talk in LC last weekend [amidst our youth ministry leader retreat and Mission Sunday in big church…] - as in repeat after me, “I am a missiologist.”
The overall idea was that it’s important for all of us to understand God’s sense of mission throughout all the Bible […]
From a recent article in Good Magazine, profiling the Mormon Missionary Training Camp (MTC):
It’s like a proselytizing version of the Peace Corps—except the Mormons have seven times as many volunteers in the field as the Peace Corps, and they’re in 145 countries—as opposed to the Peace Corps’ 75. In many parts of the world, a […]
Welcome back readers and thanks for being patient while I took a little break. It actually wasn’t too much of a rest, but that’s probably a good thing. Much more to tell you in a bit.
In the meantime, September is my favorite month. Autumn around DC is awesome and with school starting, […]
