Calgary Church – Join a movement….

Part two of an introductory series on Calgary Church. This podcast discusses the vision and purpose behind our movement.

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The second missional leaders dialogue is c oming Saturday, May 23rd. This is a chance for church leaders in our city to come together and share ideas on how we can join God's plan to redeem this city. We'll also chat about how we're connecting with your communities and any other theological issues that may arise!

Details:

Host: Missio Dei - Missional Church in Alberta Network
Time: 1:30PM Saturday, May 23rd
Venue: Kensington Pub

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I was sitting in church on Sunday morning recently and asked myself, "goodness, why is this so boring?" Should we look for a better 'product' or have churches completely missed the boat when it comes to community gatherings?

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It's finally here, it's an OK first attempt so go easy on me. This is primarily a quick intro to what Calgary Church is all about, enjoy!

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Some updates for you coming down the pipe this week:

• Yes, I promised a podcast, and it will arrive this week. I didn't know how hard it could be to talk to myself....
• We are working hard on a project to help local Calgary artists, stay tuned for developments here. Why you might ask? We want to have a service component to our community--a place we could contribute to our culture. Details to come.
• If you're a church type, then perhaps you'll be interested in a post I made at another blog I contribute at where I question the value of preaching in our current culture.

That's it for now.

You'd think Christmas would be Christmas for Christians, but in reality Christmas is one huge shopping spree complete with turkey meals and merriment around the gift tree. I'm not like some fundamentalist Christians who consider gift giving and pine trees pagan rituals, but I do acknowledge that Christmas had no place in the early church.

Mind you, Easter is now a frilly pastel holiday with chocolate easter bunnies that sound like chickens. One pastor remarked at a service on Good Friday how Good Friday is the last uncommercialised holiday for Christians....

That may be true, but Epiphany would be the other one :P.

Actually, the two major festivals were Epiphany and Easter. We are currently within the single most important time period in the Christian calendar: Passion Week. The Passion of the Christ movie directed by Mel Gibson--the pre-modern blood and guts spectacle--was set mostly during the Passion Week (to give you context). Continue reading »

Luke 23:26-56 (scroll over)

But Sunday is a comin'.....

Spring is upon us and the snow is melting, albeit slowly. This quick note is to outline some changes and updates to the missio dei Missional church in Alberta network we've created on Facebook. Continue reading »

Part of our purpose at Calgary Church is to help like minded leaders/individuals/communities network with each other. We don't feel there is a fundamental need to be divided across denominational lines so we value other communities who hold similar beliefs to ours and are engaging in the same mission as us.

The 'Missio Dei - Missional Church in Alberta Network' is focused to present a forum for Christians in Alberta to discuss ideas and join networks engaging in God's mission to redeem humanity -- the missio dei.

We are the hub to connect people into communities and to network communities with each other.

These people and communities have some of these characteristics: Continue reading »