http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions following Jesus in every direction Tue, 13 May 2008 08:45:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have added a pdf file with the brainstorm download from saturdays dreaming time. Check it out and ask yourself "Which of these ideas excites me?" We hope people can make the next dreaming lunch this sunday 18th may 1-3pm. Download file here http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/dreaming-download/ This Saturday the 10th May we will be gathering for the first time to dream about Every Direction Communities. Meet at Andy and Em's place at 1pm for a BBQ lunch (BYO Meat and Drinks we will supply some salad and bread) There will then be another 5 weeks of dreaming ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/dreaming-part-1/ This was one of the first books i read on the missional church paradigm, it is a realy hard slog it took me almost a year to digest it. One thing i have noticed though is that i keep going back to it for all sorts of ideas. It wont ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/some-key-books-pt2/ Time is a funny thing, for some of us it seems to go quickly for others it drags on. I know for some the timing of the launch of Every Direction Communities seemed very fast and perhaps might have felt there was not enough time to prayerfully consider involvement. After thinking ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/time/ Although there is no "how to" formula on a missional church, there are many great books that are generating discussion and ideas. Over the next few days i will post some of them with a bit of a blurb. If you are keen then grab one of these books off ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/some-key-books-to-get-and-digest/ For those of us that lived through the 90's you might remember that annoying NOT saying that was sooo popular.... NOT.... As post modern type people we often define ourselves by what we are not, and perhaps it is a good time to define what a missional church is not. A ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/what-missional-is-not/ If you have a spare 50 min please watch this talk by Mike Frost on what it means to be a "Missional Church" seriously watch it!!! http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/defining-missional/ For a lot of people the idea of the "Missional Church" might be quite new, so I am planning over the next few weeks to be regularly posting some articles and links to people who are both thinking about, and practicing these ideas. A good first start is to head over ... http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/some-missional-resources/ Welcome to the first post on the Every Directions Blog, here you will find heaps of great stuff, podcasts, information and links to resources to help us in the mission. Keep coming back regularly as you interact with this virtual tibe of every direction communities! Peace http://maroubrabaptist.org/directions/testing/