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Ever wonder who to get a group started or form people around a cause to meet a need? Here is a conversation I had with a friend in facebook . Bottom line: you already have all you need to start with those you meet with now.  My Friend: Hey, any suggestions on how to go about putting together a men's fellowship group ? Ideas to get us started and make us successful. Is there "An Idiot's Guide to... " for this? ha ha It is me and some friends and we want to assemble something. Any input or advice is appreciated! My Response: This is great! You know about grass root movements and how they start and grow. Y ou probably have all you need in the group to get started :  a common cause or interest, [this is what has brought some of you together] a natural or spiritually gifted leader , [someone who can champion the cause or interest and influence others to do so] supporters , [those who are attracted to the cause and will help where ...

Baker Books The Legacy Church LifeGroup Team is attending a 1-Day conference with ForgeDallas , a subset of ForgeAmerica . The main speaker is Michael Frost , who is known for his work and writing in the missional church movement. Ryan Hairston is a friend of Legacy, and he is our host. I'll be blogging from the conference throughout the day to give you a flavor of what we are seeing and hearing. The team is ready to go! Return the adventure to the venture! "I have come from your future to tell you are on the same decline as we [in Australia] are...that is why we formed Forge." David Bosch the mission of God is "to alert all people to the universal reign of God through Christ." God could not reign anymore if he wanted to! It is already total, complete, unfettered and utter. "Our God reigns!" Isaiah declared during captivity. Still true no matter the evidence to the contrary. Gods people are to be a trailer [movie preview] of the ag...

There is a (very long) blog in the Dallas Morning News that asked several theologians if we need a "Steve Jobs of Religion".  This question is based upon a NYT article titled "Americans Undecided about God?" by Eric Weiner who is a self proclaimed "None" (people who chose None under Religious affiliations when surveyed). Weiner writes: "We need a Steve Jobs of religion. Someone (or ones) who can invent not a new religion but, rather, a new way of being religious. Like Mr. Jobs's creations, this new way would be straightforward and unencumbered and absolutely intuitive. Most important, it would be highly interactive. I imagine a religious space that celebrates doubt, encourages experimentation and allows one to utter the word God without embarrassment. A religious operating system for the Nones among us. And for all of us ." Cynthia Rigby , W. C. Brown Professor of Theology, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, suggests...