Method to our Madness

There is this old idiom about there being a method to one’s madness, and it implies that our actions seem crazy, or at least meaningless, but have actually been carefully thought out and purposefully put into place. As I consider the outreach plans of the Athens Vineyard, I wonder what people think.
Here’s the dig. [...]

Serve

I’ve seen it over and over again. People get discouraged. It happens for a lot of reasons, but the most common, to me, is when someone gives for a long time and then they don’t see much fruit from their efforts. It’s not unlike Tyler’s house fire. Tyler had been working [...]

Crock Pot Outreach

We just have to be prepared for authentic outreach to take some time, since relationships take time. And we also have to be prepared to be changed by the Holy Spirit. We learn a ‘look out for #1′ mindset from our culture, and Jesus calls us to prefer others over ourselves.
In JP Moreland’s [...]

Caught my attention

Just a few thoughts that caught my attention.

Serve your way into the hearts of the people in your city.
Love practically
Be generous
Always be ready to share your ‘Jesus story’ with people who ask.

I just heard from one of my friends who waits tables at Olive Garden, that the Sunday after church crowd is the worst crowd [...]

Saved

I’ll start with this. I believe God is calling the people at the Athens Vineyard to start reaching out to our community. We call it ‘extending life’, ‘outreach’, maybe even the dreaded ‘evangelism’. Sounds like we have something to offer. Oh, we do, but we better wipe that smug look off [...]

Going Local

Here’s a quote from a site I read:
One of the themes you will pick up from Allelon as we seek to understand the ways of forming a multi-generational network of missional leaders is the call to re-enter neighborhoods and go local. We are compelled by the imagination of the Gospels were we are told [...]

See Any Waves?

In the spirit of my first post, I’m looking for waves, and I’d sure like someone to join me.  At the Athens Vineyard, we’re asking God how he wants us to reach Athens.  Even the way that is written is all wrong.  It sounds like us doing this thing for him, kind of like showing [...]