Month May 2007

Parchment Reviews

Review: “Post Modern Pilgrims” (4 stars)

You can go wrong reading Leonard Sweet, but you can’t go far wrong. I never know what I’m going to get from this Christian futurist/theologian, but Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century Church was a good read.…

Jeff Noble
May 12, 2007
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Spiritual Markers

Escape temptation

Shawn has a great post and a wonderful little graphic (shown below) related to resisting temptation. No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what…

Jeff Noble
May 11, 2007
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Church Chew

i2 Conference: It’s AD 30 all over again (plenary session)

Reggie McNeal led this session. He related that while working with a church staff, he gave them the following: Assignment: Leave staff meeting and find a Starbucks, mall or park bench and simply pray, “God, help me to see what…

Jeff Noble
May 10, 2007
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Church Chew

i2 Conference: What are you looking at? (plenary session)

It’s Thurday a.m. at the i2 Conference at Fellowship Bible Church. Reggie McNeal is speaking today and is the author of several books and and is a Missional Leadership Specialist in Leadership Network in Dallas, Texas. “Helping Christian leaders live…

Jeff Noble
May 10, 2007

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I2 Conference: Team Ministry (consultation workshop)

Afternoons at Fellowship’s i2 Conference are oriented around “Consultation Workshops” with the main leaders at Fellowship. However, there was only one of me and 11 workshops, dadgummit. I chose the one on Team Ministry led by Teaching Pastor Bill Parkinson.…

Jeff Noble
May 9, 2007

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i2 Conference: Bridge Building (plenary session)

Tim Lundy began by showing us an incredible video produced about The Call, which is a ministry seeking to mobilize foster parents in Central Arkansas led by some inspired lay leaders in Fellowship. It is one example of the way…

Church Chew

I2 Conference: Past, Present, and Future (plenary session)

Tim Lundy shared in both of this morning’s main sessions. In this session on Past, Present, and Future, he shared the central model of I2 (Irresistible Influence), noting that it is based on Ephesians 4.11-13. It was he who gave…

Jeff Noble
May 9, 2007

Spiritual Markers

I2 Conference: Four Questions for Spiritual Leaders (plenary session)

Tuesday night’s opening session was powerful. While most of us expected some kind of high-powered, high-octane message related to Fellowship’s theme of a church of irresistible influence, Tim Lundy, Directional Leader and Teaching Pastor, offered a much more personal, and…

Jeff Noble
May 9, 2007

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I2 Conference: Strategic Planning (consulting workshop)

I was hoping to do some liveblogging from the conference today, but those of you sitting on the edge of your seat at the 2:00 p.m. start time were sadly disappointed. As was I. Although there was a wireless signal,…

Jeff Noble
May 8, 2007

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