DAILY DEVOTIONAL to end the rule of fear in your life blog fearlessfaith.net “14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And …
BLOG & DAILY DEVOTIONAL to end the rule of fear in your life blog fearlessfaith.net “18 … pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be …
Interesting article by an acquaintance of mine who included me in his latest book. Check it out, and tell me what you think… http://desne.ws/p7jPSH
So, here’s the link: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/gallery/what_can_london_learn_from_boston/ What do you think?
While at this morning’s session of the Neighborworks Conference on non-profit capacity building, there was an interesting exchange between the group members around accepting money from organizations that didn’t necessarily jibe with the organization’s mission (like tobacco companies, casinos, etc.). There were those who advocated for maintaining mission integrity at all costs (and turning down …
This group of pastors are exploring how they can begin an anti-violence ministerial group in their city. I’m quickly giving them a briefing on the TenPoint approach, but I had to leave early to catch a flight. I hope to see them again this Thursday…
I originally went to New Orleans last week to work with Pico pastors in their anti-violence strategies. They are seriously considering building their own Ceasefire strategy. NO currently has the 3d highest violence rate per capita in the US.
Neighborworks Conference, Atlanta
Although I’m still technically a little shaky about blogging in general, I am firm in why I want this work – I believe that faith groups have a critically important role to play in the reduction of violence in our cities. But our churches are largely absent in their emerging role. There’s a terrible disconnect …
Soooo, one of the constant questions that I get from pastors is, “how do you connect with young people these days?” It is often a dilemma that plagues those ministers (generally older) who have to “break the ice” and begin a process of engagement. Ministers have asked me about how I would dress when I …