Here is a great reminder of the difference that one church can make when they are intentional and courageous to serve wholistically in the needs of their local community. This article, including the title is taken directly from AZcentral.com by Michael Ferraresi – Jul. 22, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona
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The DNA’s June Newsletter has been published announcing new papers, news items, events, and the pre-sale of Darrow’s much anticipated LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. The lowest price we will ever offer of $10.99 is available for this pre-order through the end of July. Here are
Recalling our Staff Conference Dear Harvest Team, In our staff conference last year, I talked to you about mentorship and encouraged each of you to not only see yourselves as teachers and trainers, but also as mentors. I actually don’t like the word “mentor” because it implies that the mentor
The following is the foreword to Vishal Mangalwadi’s new and most important book yet—Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations, written by Dr. Art Lindsley of the C.S. Lewis Institute: Many have spoken and written on the crisis of our times—economic, religious, moral and political. Some have said that
This just in from our Africa affiliate, Dennis Tongoi: In the first two centuries Church was more of “family”- people gathering in homes eating together and fellowshipping as key activities. As the Church grew and the Greek culture embraced it, church became more of a philosophy- with the focus on
The Family, the Church, & the Government: What are their roles? At the Disciple Nations Alliance, we champion the role of local churches in social and cultural transformation. As our co-founder, Bob Moffitt is fond of saying, “God’s principally ordained agent for the advancement of His Kingdom is the Church.
The Pursuit of Happiness When you think of “happiness,” what comes to mind? My pastor recently preached through the book of Philippians and contrasted joy and happiness this way: Happiness is fleeting, transitory, and based on circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, remains-despite our circumstances-if it rests on a deep
This is post 7 of 9 in the series “Music that Writes Culture” Music that Writes Culture, Part 1 Music that Writes Culture, Part 2 Music that Writes Culture, Part 3 Music that Writes Culture, Part 4 Music that Writes Culture, Part 5 Music that Writes Culture, Part 6 Music
I came across this article, about what I call “de-churching.” It is an interview between John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute and Julia Dunn the author of Quitting Church. It is very thought provoking and good for us to have in mind as we work to contribute to the transformation
As mentioned in the previous blog, the current global economic crisis is really a moral and metaphysical crisis. All social, economic and political institutions are founded on what might be called a “mental infrastructure” or set of ideas and ideals. To put it differently every culture has a “story” that
