Somewhere near Barcelona. I am hanging with the 24-7 Prayer International Leaders for a few days. I am teaching on “Missional Communities” and am praying that God shows us all the way forward. Back on Saturday.
Read MoreNewbies at Suddenly Seminary
Hey – thanks for a great time. Good to see so many new people from all over – Portugal, Canada, Germany, even Scotty’s wife with baby. The screenshot was taken during a God-moment when everyone broke out into spontaneous singing of Veggie Tales. Next Tuesday – I would like to shoot a movie inside Habbo…
Read MorePost-Emerging Church?
Who is worthy of saying such a thing? One of the hot conversations right now is the idea of the Post-Emerging Church. Lets talk about it onight at 7pm London time. Suddenly Seminary guest room at Habbohotel.co.uk Here are some of my thoughts: Who can ascend the post-emerging church hill? Not he who has from…
Read MoreA Monastery in Orkney: Our Next Step?
I think i can share this one now. Some of you may have heard on the grapevine, but I have not come out and said it yet publicly. i should say it now and include you in our decision, because i want you to continue to be a part of our lives and ministry. We…
Read MoreEmerging UK and USA
Eddie Gibbs from Fuller Seminary has some good thoughts on the emerging church in UK and USA . . . “In the UK, those working among young people are going with the young people into their culture rather than extracting them and processing them for the Church sub-culture. In the USA, the trend is in…
Read MoreDerek Warhol
Updated blog for two of my favourite people in the world . . . Derek (Warhol) and Amy, who blog at TheBearableLight.com/blog and have loads of God-thoughts for church in the emerging culture. Did you know they were married in our back yard in Prague? The latest article is called “The Longest Article Ever By…
Read MoreRetirement?
Older people have been accused of trading heaven for retirement. Not always so. Its great to see the exceptions. I have met many retired couples that are traveling around the world to assist what God is doing. Frank Dietz is an old guy of retirement age that isnt going quietly. I met him about 18…
Read MoreRudy throws the ball
Congrats to my good friend Rudy who gets to throw a ball in front of millions of people on Sep 28. I suppose thats an honor in USA. Well done Rudy. Enjoy your 15 minutes seconds of fame!
Read MorePortugal
Back from Portugal. I had a fantastic time and you can see some photos . Portugal is a great country. The people are incredibly hospitable and friendly. I would put it on my top 5 favourite European countries. A definite must see. And the people we treated us like kings. I even managed to catch…
Read MoreWonderful Signature
we are his wonderful signature a sign of his favor his presence power to change the world back to how it should be healed and harmonious a peculiar people of power
Read MorePortugal till Friday
Well, I arrived back from Budapest yesterday and had a nice and pleasant evening with my family in London. Roast Lamb. Chips and sour cream in front of an old movie. Walking the kids to school this morning. Feel like i have been home for ages . . . But now i am shooting off…
Read MoreMy computer died.
How embarrassing! It was right before my presentation in Budapest, Hungary. I was speaking on NEW MEDIA and the emerging church to a group of mission professionals and leaders. Some of them had heard of the Forward Slash presentation. Some people had come in especially to see it. And my computer slipped into a coma…
Read MoreBudapest. Again
Off to Budapest, Hungary for another conference with the Alliance For Saturation Church Planting. Its called “Church Multiplication Learning Community“. David Garrison is the main speaker and I am doing a breakout for emerging culture on Friday. Dave Garrison should be great. I have heard much about him and his teaching. The first time I…
Read MoreIvan’s coming. Got Prayer?
> How many of you are going to come under Ivan’s thumb tomorrow? I really don’t want your house to get flattened or flooded. Prayer: “Hey Dad. Our houses and possessions belong to you. Please spare them, and let Ivan pass over.” Leave a comment, and we will pray for you and your house.
Read MoreHello A9. Bye Google?
The A9.com search engine from Amazon just got released. WWWWwooooooooaaaahhhhhhhh! I’m impressed. i have always played hard to get with Amazon – not giving them any info about me at all. When i opened my account, all they knew about me was my email address and they were trying to sell me books on dieting,…
Read MoreSuddenly Seminary – thanks
UPDATE: thanks for turning up. Nice to chat with you! Tuesday 14th (not 13th – oops) at 7pm London time. Password this week will be “boaz”. Nothing heavy to download or prepare for this week. Just turn up and lets chat. Come and see my new coffee machine and have a cup on me. How…
Read MoreHanging with Kenny Mitchell
DJ Kenny Mitchell was in London for a few days and i caught up with him last night. Mika Goto from the Japan Youth Church Network was at our home so I brought her along to meet Kenny. EQ was a meeting for artists and musicians. Mainly musicians. About 40 of them turned up and…
Read MoreBELLS – Simple Church Models
BELLS is a good attempt, nay, a magnificent attempt, from my colleagues at DAWN Ministries North America, to walk thru the concept of Simple Church. B is for Blessing E is for Eating L is for Listening L is for Learning S is for Signs and Wonders The conclusion sums it up. I like BELLS.…
Read MoreUCJones
Look in my office this morning and UCJones struggling to send off his paper to 24-7 Prayer regarding church planting models in Europe. They have given me a few extra days (which ended yesterday) but i have to finish it today and send it no matter what. i wont be posting it here, for those…
Read MoreA World Without a Church . . .
. . . is like a birthday without a party.
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