Tangible Kingdom Part III
I can't believe it has almost been a month since I last posted on this blog (also that it seems like it has turned into my own personal blog...come you other members of Veritas...where are you???)
Alot has gone on in regards to life and ministry. I am mostly holding true to my commitment to being out only 2 nights doing church work. I am out Tuesday nights with meetings, and if I go to CRU at Elizabethtown College. Wednesday nights I take Kaiden (my oldest) to the children's ministry, I hang out until he is done, then I go to our Sr. High boys group, and then home. At this point Monday and Thursdays' are home days (except in some rare instances)
I am rereading The Tangible Kingdom because I am really inspired by the book but also looking at the Adullam community in Denver (Kim said the other night that if we lived in Denver we would definitely want to be part of that community....but we aren't moving to Denver) I am inspired by the structure and form of that church and can see Veritas moving in a very similiar mode in the future.
Anyway as I am again sitting in Starbucks typing this I found these words that again disturb me, convict me, and push me deeper into a more incarnational life and ministry:
"If we as leaders aren't around people like Fiona (earlier story in the book) we'll never have a heart for them. If you go to Africa and hang out in a village of starving children, you'll get a heart for starving African children. If you hang out with the mentally ill, you'll get a heart for the emotionally imbalanced. If you want an authentic heart for people outside the church...you've got to be with them. As they grab your heart, your posture will change, your angle of approach will change, and the kingdom of God will be a little more tangible."
So I am thinking of more ways to connect and be with people (without adding alot more to my schedule). Some ways are:
1. Continue frequenting Starbucks...on a more regular basis.
2. Continue walking around the neighborhood
3. Inviting neighbors over for dessert
4. Do something on Halloween evening (like give kids candy, and parents hot cider...sit outside and meet people...oh and give out tracks about the evil of Halloween..(just kidding)
5. Possibly sign up for a Meet-up group (maybe even attend Ray and Diane's Game group occassionally)
Those are some thoughts on making the kingdom of God a little more tangible.
Alot has gone on in regards to life and ministry. I am mostly holding true to my commitment to being out only 2 nights doing church work. I am out Tuesday nights with meetings, and if I go to CRU at Elizabethtown College. Wednesday nights I take Kaiden (my oldest) to the children's ministry, I hang out until he is done, then I go to our Sr. High boys group, and then home. At this point Monday and Thursdays' are home days (except in some rare instances)
I am rereading The Tangible Kingdom because I am really inspired by the book but also looking at the Adullam community in Denver (Kim said the other night that if we lived in Denver we would definitely want to be part of that community....but we aren't moving to Denver) I am inspired by the structure and form of that church and can see Veritas moving in a very similiar mode in the future.
Anyway as I am again sitting in Starbucks typing this I found these words that again disturb me, convict me, and push me deeper into a more incarnational life and ministry:
"If we as leaders aren't around people like Fiona (earlier story in the book) we'll never have a heart for them. If you go to Africa and hang out in a village of starving children, you'll get a heart for starving African children. If you hang out with the mentally ill, you'll get a heart for the emotionally imbalanced. If you want an authentic heart for people outside the church...you've got to be with them. As they grab your heart, your posture will change, your angle of approach will change, and the kingdom of God will be a little more tangible."
So I am thinking of more ways to connect and be with people (without adding alot more to my schedule). Some ways are:
1. Continue frequenting Starbucks...on a more regular basis.
2. Continue walking around the neighborhood
3. Inviting neighbors over for dessert
4. Do something on Halloween evening (like give kids candy, and parents hot cider...sit outside and meet people...oh and give out tracks about the evil of Halloween..(just kidding)
5. Possibly sign up for a Meet-up group (maybe even attend Ray and Diane's Game group occassionally)
Those are some thoughts on making the kingdom of God a little more tangible.
posted by Ryan at 2:20 PM
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