Category: church
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what is it that you do?
I’ve mentioned before the unpredictable nature of being a pastor. Answering the “What do you do?” question is never easy. Here’s what is on tap today: Staff breakfast at Meli Cafe. Because each of us works different hours- some from the office, some not- our monthly breakfast is a great chance to catch up on…
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bronzeville church plant
At the beginning of the year I mentioned that church planting was one of the things I was most looking forward to in 2009. Our church, New Community Covenant Church, is itself a 7 year old church plant with a vision to regularly plant new urban churches. Since January there has been a fair bit…
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which is most important: the bible or jesus?
I’m one chapter shy of finishing the latest book by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church, for an upcoming Leadership Journal review. These two Aussies are some of the most prolific writers and thinkers these days about all things missional. (See, for example, Hirsch’s recent article in LJ,…
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urban exile: whose history?
The latest Urban Exile column has been posted at Out of Ur. This one was particularly difficult to write for some reason; thanks to the guys at Leadership Journal for their helpful editing. Here are the first two paragraphs. You can read the rest and comment at Out of Ur. I’ve been to a lot…
David W. Swanson 