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New Partners in Mission

Posted in Discipleship, Lifestyle, Mission, Storyline on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Storyline commissioned three Partners in Mission this weekend at our Community Gathering. Partners in Mission are those who want to make Storyline “their church” by aligning themselves with Storyline’s values (dependence on God; mission; life change; genuine relationships) and practices (mission; confession; devotion; community; generosity). Partners in Mission prepare for partnership through Storyline DNA (orientation [...]

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Ambition for good: something to applaud or something to confess?

Posted in Dependence, Discipleship, Spiritual Formation on November 1, 2011 | 7 Comments »

am·bi·tion [am-bish-uhn] noun an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues. I’m an ambitious person. For whatever reason, I’m driven to succeed. I want to be the best. [...]

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What motivates people to read the Bible?

Posted in Discipleship, Prayer, Spiritual Formation on October 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Guilt. Obligation. A sense of duty. A feeling within that it’s just what Christians are supposed to do. Curiosity. Desperation. Guidance. All of these answers surfaced in response to this question in our Community Gathering conversation on Sunday. I attended a Christian liberal arts university where students were encouraged to read through the entire Bible [...]

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The Deep Ground

Posted in Dependence, Discipleship, Life Change, Prayer, Spiritual Formation on October 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I had an insightful conversation recently with Randy Harris about the spiritual life. Randy, giving credit to the work of Martin Laird in Into the Silent Land, described three postures of discipleship. “The first operates from up here,” Randy said, moving his hand up by his head. “Here we work out of our brilliance, out [...]

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Hitting the Sweet Spot in Discipleship

Posted in Discipleship on September 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Mike Breen and Steve Cockram, in their book Building a Discipling Culture, describe two fundamental elements of the way Jesus made disciples. 1. Invitation. Jesus was inviting and supportive of his followers. They knew he loved them. They knew he believed in him. He affirms and blesses Peter when Peter acknowledges that he is the [...]

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Coaching for Discipleship

Posted in Discipleship, Leadership, Storyline on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Storyline’s first Coaching Group had its initial meeting last Wednesday night. This Coaching Group represents an evolution in my approach to discipleship and leadership development within our community. I used to wonder how to describe myself and the work I do with Storyline (see here for an old blog post about Church Starter vs. Spiritual [...]

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Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Leader

Posted in Discipleship, Leadership, Prayer, Spiritual Formation on August 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

I lead from the ‘gut’. I lead from the heart. I lead from my passions. Call it what you will – I’m an emotional leader, I suppose. Here’s what I mean: if I’m passionate and excited about something, I lead well. That is, I find it easy to collaborate with others, to equip others for [...]

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Following Jesus Together

Posted in Discipleship, Lifestyle on August 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Storyline commissioned its first “partners in mission” on Sunday, August 14, at the monthly Community Gathering. Nine individuals answered “we do” to the following questions: – Do you believe in the story of God in Jesus found in the Christian Scriptures? – Do you commit to following Jesus with the Storyline Community by living out [...]

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