February 28th, 2010 | 
Author: Converted on a Cross, message based on Luke 23:43, delivered at Cradock Baptist Church, Portsmouth, VA on Sunday, February 28, 2010.
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SIMPLFY!
That’s what the sign hanging over the door to my office at the church boldly reads. It’s our “word for the year” at Cradock. Things have gotten way too complex through the years, and it’s time to simplify things.
Things also get complex in the church. Systems, programs, plans, buildings, denominations all add layers of complexity to something that was remarkably simple in its inception.
Since Verge 2010, I’ve been doing a bit of reading and a lot of reflecting on what it would mean if we simplified things and recovered the rhythms of the Early Church. One of the resources which I’m currently reading is Simple/House Church Revolution by Roger Thoman. I’ll warn you: Thoman will stretch your paradigms and challenge your thinking! His book is available as a free download by clicking on the picture below.
I dare you!
- Just found out that Joshua was a Student of the Month at his school this month! #
- Taking Joshua to a Scrabble tournament with his school's team. I see Olympic gold some day! #
- RT @JasonCurlee: The life you may reach today may set the world on fire tomorrow. #
- Where r the established/trad churches that are making shift to being missional/incarnational? Pls DM me. //Pls RT #
- I am looking 2 connect w/pastors of attractional/traditional churches that r turning corner toward being missional/incarnational. DM me pls! #
- headed 2 Portsmouth Area Resources Coalition board meeting. #
- RT @joethorn: Truth: you ARE saved by obedience. Just not your own. #
- Great day of worship at Cradock Baptist this morning! One came to join by transfer of mbrship, and 2 more talked w/me about church mbrship! #
- RT @loswhit: Perhaps God isn't interested in taking away your problems. Maybe He just wanted to be with you in them. #
- Just wrapped up processing & distributing 14,758 pounds (938 boxes) of #AngelFood through 9 churches to over 1,000 families! #
- It's 4:00 a.m.–must be #AngelFood day! #
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- wonder if you get a letter for that? #
- just found out my son made the school's scrabble team! didn't even know such a thing existed! #
- It's been a crazy day when it's nearly 5pm and this is the first time I've tweeted all day! Crazy, I say……but good crazy! #
- Amazed at a denomination's ability to find a good resource…then price it outside the ability of 80% of our congregations to afford it! #
- Why am I surprised by a denomination's ability to make simple things overly complex…and, consequently, ineffective! #
- I am ina meeting fulll of people who are WAY too invested in denominational turf issues! #
- Phew! incredibly productive couple of days! now off to daughter's school for PTA fund-raiser event! #
- Home after quick trip to Richmond. Headed to bed soon; going to Mayor's Prayer Breakfast early tomorrow morning. #
- En route to Richmond to talk about congregational redevelopment with Virginia Baptist leaders #
- RT @DiscipleCoach: Of ~163,000,000 Christians N US, less than 50% worshipped w/other Xians this wk. 2 much religion…not enuf discipleship. #
- RT @lensweet: @ThomRainer reports 18 open full time positions at LifeWay & 27,646 active applications for them. Says it all, kinda #
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