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I heard a conservative radio talk show host say today, “The Democrats want us to lose the war.” Then he added, “This is unfathomable.”

I am very excited about this new church plant in Tucson, Arizona. John Phipps is a new church planter with the MCWD and they had a great story on the local news last weekend about his new church.

‘Stay the course’ is failing, report says

I read this post from Nov 03, 2006 on Andrew Jones’ blog. I thought it was worth reading. I really like Simson’s previous book and I look forward to reading his new book when it is released (it’s been delayed a little – it should come out in December).

Missional Transformation is all about discovering how to “be Jesus” to everyone around you. It is a PROCESS – which includes abandoning practices which inhibit the accomplishment of the Great Commission on earth and adapting culturally relevant behaviors which will accomplish Jesus’ mission.

Missional Transformation is a process of discovery that begins when believers recognize their responsibility to align themselves (passions, desires, behaviors, habits) with the missionary purpose of Jesus.

Missional Christianity is consumed with following Jesus and aligning with His missionary purpose in this world.

We expect the members in our church to be able to articulate the Gospel. In fact, many times we use this to “verify” that someone is really a Christian. If someone claims to be a Christian but they can’t verbalize the essential truths of the Gospel message, does that mean that they aren’t saved?

It is almost official. The Census Bureau announced yesterday that with a net gain of one person every 11 seconds, the nation’s population will reach 300 million at about 7:46 a.m. next Tuesday.

“Does someone really need to be in a local church to be Missional? Something like Barna’s “Revolutionaries”