Entries from November 2007

November 16, 2007

the orange belt

My eldest son, Josiah (5), is in his first year of karate. So far, he’s enjoying it and looks forward to the practices. Last week was a big week. Josiah was promoted from a white belt to an orange belt. Actually, it was a half-step promotion since his new belt is half orange and half [...]

November 15, 2007

Missional: A new name for an old calling

There’s a new term circulating in church leadership circles describing a “style” of church. The term is “missional.” Much is being written and spoken about the missional church. How “missional” is defined will vary. My elementary definition of missional is the purposeful activity a church does in order to lead people to Jesus as [...]