by Diane Paddison Originally written for TheHighCalling.org [divider_line] I meet a lot of Christian working women who work full time in ministry or at other worthy nonprofits. Can I tell you a secret? I used to feel kind of jealous of those women. I imagined that they must enjoy some special sense of moral certainty about their work—as if it would be easier to make sacrifices for work if your work was asimportant and purposeful as theirs seemed. I was wrong. First, this... Read more
God’s Mission and Our Mission of Reconciliation People in the current culture have watched the Church’s dualistic approach to life (see my previous article, “The Holistic Gospel of Reconciliation“) and have determined that we are sheltered and out-of-touch. David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, in their essential book, Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why it Matters write, “Outsiders think Christianity is out of tune with the real-world choices, challenges, and lifestyles they face. Only one-fifth of young outsiders believe... Read more
In this video, Jenny White, Executive Director of Art House Dallas, talks about the importance of reintegrating faith into whatever work or talent we have been given by God. Jenny White: “In my work with Arthouse America, as I mentioned, we are working so hard to help people’s vocations that are, specifically not within the church, to be validated and to say, ‘What you’re doing and the way you use your platform whether you’re a musician or whether you’re... Read more
God’s Mission and Our Mission of Reconciliation God’s mission through Christ is to reconcile all things back to himself (Colossians 1:20). This begins when he “reconciled us to himself through Christ,” and continues when we, as his “ambassadors,” perform “the ministry of reconciliation”(2 Corinthians 5:17-20). The Hebraic understanding is that “God is One” which undergirds the Christian view is that Jesus Christ is the Lord of all things. The problem, however, is that the evangelical Church in North America has... Read more
“I was just someone who shared notes, and now I’m implicated in this.” [four_fifth][dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least that is the way a Harvard undergraduate explains the cheating scandal that has recently rocked the school, and his own part in it. But if that is troubling in its own way, even more troubling is the lead op-ed in the New York Times today, which professes “bewilderment” at Harvard over what cheating is, viz. “it appears that, after decades of debate, Harvard students... Read more
AN INVITATION FROM BOBETTE BUSTER (Sony Pictures, Disney Animation and Pixar’s story advisor) Dear Friends, It is my very great pleasure to once again be joining Gabe Lyons and Q Ideas during all of NYC’s autumn splendor on Oct. 4-5, 2012. This year we are heading downtown to the perennially cool Tribeca Cinema. Cinema is the #1 cultural force of our times. From my 25 plus years in the Industry of storytelling, I have analyzed literally thousands of stories. Be they... Read more
God’s Mission and Our Mission of Reconciliation God’s mission to reconcile all things to himself drives his purpose in calling a particular people to be the Church. As Ray Anderson, in his book The Soul of Ministry, states, “Mission precedes and creates the church.” The Church’s mission is determined first by God’s mission through Christ. And what is that mission? One of the major ways the Bible articulates God’s mission is “Reconciliation.” Let’s look at Colossians 1:15-20 with 2 Corinthians 5:17-20.... Read more
Okay! Here are the results of the Prize Drawing for connecting to Reintegrate in our first week of existence. Each time you connected with us through the connections below, your name was assigned a number. The winners’ numbers were randomly generated at www.random.org. Sign up for the Reintegrate Weekly Newsletter – see form on the bottom of the right-side column -> “Follow” Reintegrate on Twitter (@re_integrate) “Like” Reintegrate on Facebook Link your Facebook account to Reintegrate’s blog through “Networked Blogs” And now the awards…... Read more
In this audio podcast, Bob Robinson shares from the pulpit a message called “Your Work Matters.” If you wish, you can follow along using the outline that can be found here: “Your Work Matters” by Bob Robinson link Read more
Having planted a church, I’ve become convinced of something. New churches in North America must move from a purely pastoral mindset into a missionary mindset. However, in the evangelical sub-culture, the leader of any church, including a church plant, is supposed to first be the people’s “pastor”… that is, the church-planter is not supposed to be first the leader of a band of missionaries to affect a culture for Christ, but rather the care-taker of the people in the church.... Read more
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