05-28-08
journeys received a little press this month in a Leadership Network article. The article summary is simply:
Today’s churches are strategizing in ways that are innovative, intentional and missional to reach a group of people who might not be churchgoers, but who are attracted to a nonreligious venue for coffee, lunch, play dates, workouts or concerts—where followers of Christ are also hanging out.
05-06-08
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This is another little bit from my time at WFX (Worship Facilities Expo) last week. One nigh over dinner I was blessed to hear how the Lord is moving through Central and South America and the current rapid growth of the evangelical church in this area of the world. This area of the world is known for having business deals that are not ethical and down right deceitful. The churches of the area have no choice but to deal with the builders since there is no other option a high percentage of the time. An acoustics / sound company based in the United States has been working with these churches to dramatically increase the usefulness of the audio and video that is being used. Interestingly, these locals will trust an American Gringo more than they will the local contractors. Okay, so why am I sharing this all with you all? That is a good question and it comes down to one statement that was made about business and faith in the Jesus. We need to operate in terms of “kingdom economics”, that is to place others values at or above our own and trust that the Lord will take care of us. So weather we are talking about a business transaction or just serving another I challenge you to place the value of the one you are serving at or above your own and have the faith that the Lord will take care of you.
God Bless,
dl
05-04-08
Three days last week I took a little vacation to head down to Indianapolis for the Worship Facility Expo where I rocked it out making drinks at the Aspen, Cogun, Third Place Consulting booth. I was there to help share what God is doing at the cafe at my home church, share how a third place at someone’s home church can be used to the Glory of the Lord and to make some awesome drinks. The conversation that took place and the people that I had the pleasure of meeting were well worth the time and investment. Who knows, I met get a chance to do it all over again in the fall. Now to figure out how to up my home espresso machine to a Nouva…
For what it’s worth.