from the censorship bureau
This blog formally had a picture of a random guy. The guy was not naked....there have been reports that we're taking pictures of nude men! He was wearing something and he got a laugh from literally everyone that walked by him. We'll go ahead and not make the picture available anymore. If anyone wants to see it again, I'll email it to you:)
As of today, however, the festival is over. The stages outside our flat have been taken down and the street has resumed the normal characteristics of a street and is no longer a flooded venue of performances and tourists.
We had the phone-repair-man at our flat today to fix our phone line, which is the first step in us getting broadband! So, we're one appointment closer! We are hoping that we'll be hooked up by the end of the week...but, we wouldn't be surprised if it took longer...
We've had some great meetings over the past couple weeks with Tony and Mike Laberge about Eikon. We have bought a domain and hosting and will have a site up sometime soon...will post a link when it's up. We've been talking a lot about the ideology of Eikon, mainly that it will be a grace-space emphasizing acceptance, discipleship and love while implementing creativity in every facet of the church and utilizing multimedia to the full extent of our capability.
We've agreed that we don't want the church to be Sunday-driven. We want true community to be formed in small groups throughout the week, which will (eventually) lead to a larger gathering on Sunday morning. As a group of core leaders, we've established that we believe that we, as Christians, are all on a journey and that one of our main priorities and responsibilities is to affirm the goodness of God in people. Thus the tagline: "There's something in everyone that God wants to grow."
We've also been talking about the Calvary missions team coming out in September, which we're all really excited for! Though we don't have a facility in need of painting or anything (unless we get offices between now and then...), we're looking forward to sharing the vision of Eikon, sharing the city of Edinburgh, and sharing really intentional times of prayer for what the Lord wants to do here...Not to mention it will be really nice to see some faces/friends from home!
As of today, however, the festival is over. The stages outside our flat have been taken down and the street has resumed the normal characteristics of a street and is no longer a flooded venue of performances and tourists.
We had the phone-repair-man at our flat today to fix our phone line, which is the first step in us getting broadband! So, we're one appointment closer! We are hoping that we'll be hooked up by the end of the week...but, we wouldn't be surprised if it took longer...
We've had some great meetings over the past couple weeks with Tony and Mike Laberge about Eikon. We have bought a domain and hosting and will have a site up sometime soon...will post a link when it's up. We've been talking a lot about the ideology of Eikon, mainly that it will be a grace-space emphasizing acceptance, discipleship and love while implementing creativity in every facet of the church and utilizing multimedia to the full extent of our capability.
We've agreed that we don't want the church to be Sunday-driven. We want true community to be formed in small groups throughout the week, which will (eventually) lead to a larger gathering on Sunday morning. As a group of core leaders, we've established that we believe that we, as Christians, are all on a journey and that one of our main priorities and responsibilities is to affirm the goodness of God in people. Thus the tagline: "There's something in everyone that God wants to grow."
We've also been talking about the Calvary missions team coming out in September, which we're all really excited for! Though we don't have a facility in need of painting or anything (unless we get offices between now and then...), we're looking forward to sharing the vision of Eikon, sharing the city of Edinburgh, and sharing really intentional times of prayer for what the Lord wants to do here...Not to mention it will be really nice to see some faces/friends from home!
posted by dcschmiddy at 5:50 AM
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I almost thought that was Dave in the picture handing out flyers to come to his small group. ;)
On another note, I wanted to show you a website that Gateway has put together as a resource for the church. You can get there from www.gatewaychurch.com, or here is the direct link - http://www.wayofchrist.info/welcome.asp
It is really a good resource for any person. As you guys are formulating some ways to use the internet and such, maybe you can look at some of the things they've done here. It's not hte most aestetically pleasing, but the content is good. They have links to alot of good resources, other websites, other books, etc etc.
Also, like you were saying about changing people - Sunday the pastor made a bold statement but it's totally true. He asked the question, do you really believe that "you" can't change a person. No amount of teaching, Bible reading, discipleship, etc can change someone - only God can. When you really think about it, that is kind of tough to swallow, but it's teh truth. Any person, including us, needs to be willing - then we can be changed by Christ. Our responsibility with the Church is creating the right culture and soil for people to be properly intruduced to Christ and have a chance for Him to change them. Anywho, thought it was cool how you were expressing some of those thoughts in your reflections on homosexuals and the church.
Miss you guys...
J
Good call on the pic! Lets keep it classy over there Kate...and quit using Dave's log in!! Come on now ;-)
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