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Part 4 of 5 on the topic of 'Missional Church: Attractional to Missional'. I promised another voice on this podcast so I'm happy to introduce Damien Lee from Edmonton. We dialogue over part 4 to 5 on our thoughts on transitioning an existing church community into a missional ethos.

This five part series is an excellent resource for those trying to figure out and learn the language in the whole 'missional movement'. A unique perspective from Bible belt Alberta on the emergence of the missional community.

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Nothing wrong with pro-life support, everything wrong with extremism and murdering in the name of a right-wing fundamentalist lord. If you recall twice this past year the U of C hit the news because of the controversial abortion display (discussed here and here). Everyone including Christians knew the displays were tasteless and stupid, but in terms of freedom of speech they should have stayed (at a University of all places we shouldn't be censoring). Continue reading »

Part 3 of 5 on the topic of 'Missional Church: Attractional to Missional'. I promised another voice on this podcast so I'm happy to introduce Damien Lee from Edmonton. We dialogue over part 3 to 5 on our thoughts on transitioning an existing church community into a missional ethos.

This five part series is an excellent resource for those trying to figure out and learn the language in the whole 'missional movement'.

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Welcome to Calgary Church podcasts! Here is part 2 of 5 on the topic of 'Missional Church from a Canadian perspective'.

This podcast has an interesting discussion on the three items necessary to begin the change to a missional movement in your local church. Also includes a brief discussion on the five elements of missional church.

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a review on the recent television event seen last Monday on Global. Check it out over at Pomotheo.com, I would agree with most of what was written, if not all.

Missional church is a new buzzword circling evangelical / Protestant circles. A lot of the lingo may be confusing so in an effort to bring more people into the dialogue we're happy to offer part 1 of 5 on the topic of 'Missional Church from a Canadian perspective'.

This is an interesting series that starts with ideas from a recent Alan Hirsch conference in Edmonton. This five part series is an excellent resource for those trying to figure out and learn the language in the whole 'missional movement'.

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Part two of a two part series on social justice in Calgary from a christian perspective. Questions and comments welcome. (Click Play Now to listen immediately.)

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Nah, just kidding!

9 times out of 10 one of the first questions people ask when I tell them I'm leading a launch for an urban church is, "so where is it located, maybe I'll check it out?".

These are the wrong questions to ask, here's why. Continue reading »

Part one of a two part series on social justice in Calgary from a christian perspective. Questions and comments always welcome.

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It's not very often that I post something on whim but this is an exception.

I was reading an online dialogue between NT Wright (Bishop in the Anglican Church) and Bart Ehrman (former evangelical turned agnostic turned atheist).... I'm reading both their books too, but in a particular online dialogue between the two on the issue of Good and Evil (can there be a benevolent God in a world with so much prevailing evil?) I came across the best concise explanation of Christianity and how to address the problem of evil in our world I have ever read.

I wanted to share it with you, and although for some you may not resonate or even comprehend the statement in its entirety, it does offer a refreshing change from what you may have heard in the past. Continue reading »