I found this quick article by Michael Wallenmeyer very helpful. I also believe he is right and points to something we've allowed to go astray for far too long. Any thoughts? The original article can be found over at Michael's...
In Ephesians 4:11-16, we are instructed about the means by which the Church grows up into maturity. God givescertain people to the church to equip all believers for ministry (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors andTeachers). Then as each part is doing their job, they build up the body of...
The GCM Collective, (Gospel Communities on Mission Collective), desires to promote just that: Communities of people, motivated by the gospel to living as sent ones in places God has called them to. These communities desire to love God and love neighbor with the goal of making disciples of...
Many people use the term gospel, but many do not understand how the gospel not only brings us from death to life, but also makes us more and more like Jesus on a daily basis. Paul says it like this: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which...
The GCM Collective has identified some of our key distinctives and are working an explanatory paragrpah for each one. Here's the second ... 2. Community is both the hermeneutic and apologetic of the gospel Because the Christian community is created by the gospel it is the place where the...
The GCM Collective has identified some of our key distinctives and are working an explanatory paragrpah for each one. Here's the first ... 1. The gospel is the answer to every question The gospel is not simply the means by which we are converted. It is the good news of redemption through Jesus...
In coming posts we're going to be looking at some of the GCM dinsticitives. The first is this: "The gospel is the answer to every question". The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who asked her class, ‘What’s the animal with a long, bushy tail that lives in trees?’ One...
Have you ever sat in group discussion with and found it incredibly difficult to get a good conversation going? I've found it can be very challenging to move conversations along, especially when you're trying to go deep and get to the gospel. Here are a few principles that might help. Listen...
Jonny Woodrow shows how the framework of creation, fall, redemption and consummation can be used to connect the stories of our culture with the gospel story. He applies this approach to slimming and dieting. Jonny is a church planter with The Crowded House...
This clip explains how our vision in Total Church and The Crowded House is different from some approaches that look similar. While not wanting to exaggerate the differences, I try to explain how our vision contrasts with that of reconstructionists who try to reproduce exactly what was...