Tag: connection

• No Church is an Island

  Thus says the Lord, “By this you shall know that I am the Lord: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood. The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink…  Exodus 7:17-18 For he…

  Blake

  March 19, 2015

  5 Principles of Unity, Christian Accountability, Church Communications, Church Unity, Genuine Community, leadership, missional, the revolution

  community, connection, Exodus 7, hardened, heart, influence, island, Jesus, John Donne, Matthew 5, Moses, Pharaoh, plagues, world

• The Leader’s Problem with Pretense

  Tuesday Re-mix: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.  Hebrews 4:15 My friend Scott is a gifted teacher.  I remember one of his illustrations using a bunch of unmarked…

  Blake

  September 2, 2014

  Everyone’s a Minister, Genuine Community, leadership, The Church’s Influence, the revolution

  Christianity, church, connection, Hebrews 4, integrity, leadership, mission, Nicodemus, pastor, Pharisee, pretense, revolution, Samaritan, shepherd, soldier, soul, tea, transparency, water

• Childlike Connectedness

  Tuesday Re-mix – At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom…

  Blake

  November 22, 2011

  Church Unity, Genuine Community, Matthew 18, missional

  childlike, children, Christian, church, community, connection, exterior, Generation X, Jesus, Matthew 18, prejudice