Got this from a new blog linked from theOoze.com http://www.liquidthinking.org/ ____________________________ Ecclesia is the Greek word translated “church” in the New Testament. Here are the various ways ekklhsian was used generally in the Hellenistic world, in the Septuagint and Rabbinic culture, and in early Christian history (including the New Testament):
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New Kind of Church
I wish i could have had a chance to join the New Kind of Church conference in the UK. Sounds really exciting … but thanks those who blogged their thoughts I get bits anf pieces of gems as well especially from the organic church blog and eavesdrop on some discussions after the conference. here’s at…
Church As An Organism
Was drawn to the questions (in bold) posed by Fred Peatross in his blog on Church. In many ways, the fact remains that I and those of us in BLC are part of an organization (humanly speaking) but we must never be reduced to only that! _______________ The church of Jesus Christ is a mystery….
Set Theory in Church
Another goodiie from Jordon Cooper (he always posts links that make me think, pause, or simply enjoy!). In his words, “Steve Collins posted this visualization from Liquid Church. You will want to spend some time thinking it through.” I first got introduced to this idea from the “Missional Church” book (related to Church/Ecclesiology), then McLaren’s…
Missional Church Planting Model
I remember reading a wonderful chapter in Missional Church on Leadership. The different centered-set & bounded-set circles were a tremendous help in helping me picture what’s going on and how we can view the movement in people. I actually used the circles to help me think about BLC’s movement. The following image is something I…