HUH?

OK. I have always been one that is true to myself, not ashamed of my own limitations and not embarrassed by most things. Can I just ask if I am the only one who is having a hard time reading this book??? It has been my understanding, in the past, that when one is defining a word, they take the word, and use smaller, easier to understand words to explain it. It seems that in this book, I get excited...like OOOO I finally get an explanation of what incarnational (just as one example) means....then they use other huge words, that I do not know what THEY mean, to define it????!!!!???? I am feeling inadequate. Maybe this book just wasn't made for the stay at home mom who hasn't read much besides Veggie Tales: The Chicken Noodle Soup~er Bowl, for the past few years!

Happy Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Kaileigh! Finally older than Dylan again! I love you sweetie!!!!

Outside the Walls

Page 23 begins to paint this picture in my mind. They talk about a man named Brock Bingaman that opened up a shoe store (his great passion) to serve the community and to begin to blend the secular and non secular lives. A shoe store fitting people with the love of Christ and a snazzy pair of sneakers! From that point, they talk about different places doing the same sort of thing; a bar, an art gallery, etc. Moving outside the walls of the Church. Moving out of the "come to us" mindset. I cannot help but get a picture of a downtown. A street full of shops. Some owned by Christians, some not. Blended beautifully. Owners of shops getting to know the people in the community. Helping to serve their needs. What would your shop be? Help me paint this picture.

Error

Just wanted to clarify, I misspoke in my last post. I was not in Chapter 2. I was in the Second Section of Part One. Confusing. Thought I was almost where I needed to be for tomorrow nights meeting! I was wrong. Oh well. I will use page numbers from now on!

Chapter Two: The Heartbeat (The Shaping of Things to Come)

This hit me like a ton of bricks. "Mission is not merely an activity of the church. It is the very heartbeat and work of God." Our hearts beat to send blood through our bodies to keep us moving, functioning, living. Without it, we do not exist in this life anymore. So what does being missional mean? I have read through what a missional church is not.....attractional, dualistic, and hierarchical. So, where does that leave us? It seems so simple, it leaves us with the picture of what Jesus and the disciples were, what they did, how they preached, and how they lived. At least, that is what I think of and picture in my mind. But, how does that fit into where we are? How do we move from the "come-to-us" into the "go-to-them" church? What are your thoughts on this?

Happy Birthday!

I know I am writing a book blog, but I just have to wish my Dylan a happy birthday! He is 4 today. So, he and Kaileigh will be 4 together for 12 days! He is my angel!