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Thank You, John Stott

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Previous Post – Resisting the Anti-Identity

Today we learned about the death of John Stott.  He was truly one of the most influential men of our age and will continue to be for generations to come.  He will be missed, but he will be remember for a long time.

How did John Stott impact your faith?  Which of his books most impacted you?

For me, his book “The Message of the Sermon on the Mount” has been most impacting (though it was titled “Christian Counter-Culture” when I read it).  That book launched me into the life and teachings of Jesus like I had never before.  In fact, it played a good part in forming some of my understanding expressed in my own book, “The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis & Life in the Kingdom”.

The last book I read by Stott was “The Radical Disciple: Some Neglected Aspects of Our Faith” which was also an excellent read.  However, I would like to hear from you.  So, again:

How did John Stott impact your faith?  Which of his books most impacted you?

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Epic Fail Pastors Conference – April 14-16

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Previous Post – Missional-Monastic Spectrum

When J.R. Briggs informed me about the Epic Fail Pastors Conference, I jealous- jealous because I wouldn’t be able to attend myself and jealous that I didn’t come up with this brilliant and long over-due idea!  Here is what it is about, in a nut shell:

The idea for this conference came from two sources: A blog post from J.R. Briggs, a pastor at Renew Community in Lansdale, Pa and the wildly popular site www.epicfail.com.

A few dangerous questions were asked:

-What if we offered a space that is gutsy, hopeful, courageously vulnerable for pastors to let go of the burden to be a Super Pastor?

-What if we could hold an event that was free from the thrills and frills of other pastors conferences?

-What if we came together as epic failures and sought not successful models or how-to’s but instead celebrated faithfulness in ministry because of the reality of Jesus?

-What if we were reminded that we’re not responsible for being ‘successful’ in ministry, but we are responsible for being faithful to the calling that God has laid out for us – regardless of the outcome?

-What if we had a conference that was not led not by famous pastors who are household names, but by scandalously ordinary ministers and leaders who are faithfully attempting to join with God – even in the midst of glaring obscurity and anonymity?

That post attracted more hits than any other post that J.R. had written in seven years. People from all over the world began contacting J.R. through the blog, email, phone and text messages saying, ‘I’m in! Where do I sign up?” We knew we had struck a nerve. We were on to something significant.

This excited us and freaked us out.

Check out the site for more details.  SIGN UP & GO!

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  • @MonetteChilson Thanks so much! Let me know if you do. I'd love to hear how it goes. Peace! # 2 hours ago
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