August 19, 2013 | 4 Comments
It was about a year ago that IVP released Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World. Upon the anniversary of its release, I thought I would give some reflections on what has happened this … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, equipping church, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, sacred text, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Amos Yong, Asbury Theological Seminary, Biblical Seminary, Chris Yaw, Christianity Today, Church Next, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, david fitch, Dwight Friesen, Ed Stetzer, equippers, Fuller Theological Seminary, Jon Tyson, Linda Bergquist, Marykate Morse, Michael Frost, Wil Hernandez
January 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
My heart races faster, as I think about the fact that in four days I will arrive in Park City Utah to enjoy a week at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance has been an event I have wanted to experience … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Calling, Cities, Culture, Current Affairs, Faith, Film, Hollywood, Los Angeles, redemptive agents, soul, theology |
Tagged Abraxas, Experiences in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, HIgher Ground, Jürgen Moltmann, Keneth Turan, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance to Sarajeevo, The Flaw, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, The Son of No One
May 3, 2010 | Leave a comment
Here are some highlights about ViralHope: Good News from the Urbs to the Burbs (and everything in between) from this past week and a peek at some interesting news this coming week. THIS PAST WEEK • A number of us … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, California, Calling, Current Affairs, Faith, Jesus, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, Social Justice, soul, walk with God |
Tagged Chris Smith, Englewood Review of Books, Fuller Theological Seminary, Patrick Oden, ViralHope, Winn Collier
April 23, 2010 | 3 Comments
I wanted to invite you to join my friend Tim Morey, author of Embodying Our Faith, myself (as well as other contributors to ViralHope like Ryan Bell, Maria Drews, Kurt Fredrickson, Dustin James, Audrey Blumber and Greg Larson) to join … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, California, Cities, Current Affairs, Faith, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church |
Tagged Book Signing, Embodying Our Faith, Fuller Theological Seminary, ViralHope
December 31, 2009 | 7 Comments
“Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72.” – Mark Twain I have pondered this short and powerful quote this past year. Living life fully is one of my passions. Not only do I seek to live … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2009, Artist at the Fountain, East Hollywood Neighborhood Council, Ecclesia Network, Ecclesia Press, Fuller Theological Seminary, GCM, JR Woodward, kairos los angeles, Ministry Review, The Solis Foundation, The Unembraced
April 21, 2009 | 6 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. Kurts’s local city newspaper … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Church Then and Now, Doctor of Ministry Program, Free Clinic of Simi Valley, Fuller Theological Seminary, Kurt Fredrickson, Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise, Simi Covenant Church, Simi Valley, Simi Valley Star, Simi Valley Task Force on Homelessness
April 20, 2009 | 10 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. Dave’s local city newspaper … Continue reading →
Posted in California, Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Brokenness, Darkness, Dave Kludt, Easter, Fuller Theological Seminary, Good News, Jesus, kairos los angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Middle East, Pasadena, Sunrise
April 14, 2009 | 13 Comments
This entry is a part of an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. A full list of the contributors can be found here. JR’s local city newspaper … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Cities, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, Social Justice, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Chicago, Fuller Theological Seminary, Good News, Good News People, JR Rozko, Master of Arts in Global Leadership, Memphians, Memphis, The Commercial Appeal, The Memphis Commercial Appeal
February 20, 2009 | 4 Comments
imagination Originally uploaded by tervaja Here is the complete series of posts on the topic: Equippers as Environmentalists: Re-imagining Leadership in Today’s Western Church I have put it in outline form. You can basically click on any section that interests … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Books, Calling, Community, Culture, Ecclesia, Environment, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, Technology, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Alan Hirsch, Alan Kreider, Andrew Davey, Andy Crouch, Apostle Paul, Bilingual Theological Reflection, Built Environment, Callenging, Christendom, Christianity and History, Classic Scient, Culture Making, Digital Age, Dream Awakener, East Hollywood, Eddie Gibbs, Emotionally Healthy Church, environmentalists, Ephesians, equippers, Erivin Laszlo, Evangelist, Five Equippers, Fred Peatross, Fuller Theological Seminary, Good News, Gorringe, Heart Revealer, Henri Nouwen, Herbert Butterfield, Intuitive Leadership, James Smith, Jane Vella, Joseph Myers, JR Woodward, Justice, Kenneson, Kester Brewin, Leadership, Learning to Listen Learning to Teach, Lesslie Newbigin, Life on the Vine, Light Giver, Local Congregation, Los Angeles, Markus Barth, Marshall McLuhan, Master Programmers, media, Media Shift, Medium, Missio Dei, Missional Leadership, Modernity, New Systems Science, New Systems View of World, Oppression, Organic, Organic Community, Organizational Culture, Pastor, Peter Scazzero, Philip D. Kenneson, Philosophical Shift, Polycentric Leadership, Poor, Post-Christendom, Postmodernity, Postures, Practical, Prophet, Religious Shift, Rex Miller, Richard Bolles, Romanowski, Schein, Science Shift, Scripture, Shane Hipps, Signs of Emergence, Soul Healer, Spatiality Shift, Story Teller, Teacher, The Great Giveaway, theology, Tim Keel, Tools, Toulman, Urban, Urbanizatioin, Western Shift, What Color is My Parachute?
December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments
not too late Originally uploaded by tervaja Lately I have been focused on my studies as well as preparing for and conducting funerals, working with the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council, engaging in meaningful community and seeking to meet needs around … Continue reading →
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Tagged Acts, Contextualization, equippers, Five Equippers, Fuller Theological Seminary, Good News, Media Shift, Missional church, Newbigin, Philosophical Shift, Religious Shift, Science Shift, Spatiality Shift, Western Context
Sundance Review – ‘Higher Ground’ Achieves Higher Ground
A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election – The Series
Exploring the New Website – Part 8 (Summary)
The Discipleship Series – Reflections from The Great Omission by Dallas Willard
A Primer on Today’s Missional Church
Divided by Hell? An Assessment of “Love Wins” by Rob Bell: Heresy, Orthodoxy & Final Judgment (Overview)
New Testament and Mission – An Analytical Report
The Missional Church in Perspective