Comments for Missional Canadian

Comment on A Call To Missioinal Worship by rdugall

rdugall — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:58 +0000

You are 100% correct…BOTH/AND not either/or…even those of us who are attempting to do something missionally driven need to understand “attractional”/seeker-driven issues that impact our faith communities…you are a wise man!

Comment on Let’s Build Communities of Faith, Hope and Love! by Steve

Steve — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:34:07 +0000

It was also interesting to read that the number of people who found values such as generosity and and forgiveness were up dramatically between theists and atheists, and even more-so for those who attended weekly regular services vs occasionally. The Church has a visible impact on society and it is measurable.

Love the comparison between what Bibby was discovering and 1 Cor 13:13. How the world has a God Shaped hole and these three are the spiritual gifts that only God can fill that void.
Sweet news:)

Comment on Perhaps St. Guinness? by Joe Patrick

Joe Patrick — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:38:06 +0000

correction* ..the first two posts that look like novels.

Comment on Perhaps St. Guinness? by Joe Patrick

Joe Patrick — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:36:49 +0000

I think the first two posts may have been the same person……

Comment on ACT! LEARN! REPEAT!!! Thoughts from the Global Leadership Summit 2011 by Eric

Eric — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:11:03 +0000

Video re: Starbucks was well done and I like the balance of accepting everyone and yet stating Willows position on marriage and sexual purity.

Comment on ACT! LEARN! REPEAT!!! Thoughts from the Global Leadership Summit 2011 by robin dugall

robin dugall — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:33:33 +0000

great recap Doug…I miss going to the Summits. I was there for everyone from the start to about 2003. Haven’t been since…have been living off of friend’s recaps since then. I would have loved to have been there with your team though…that would have been cool! I pray for Redwood all the time…both campuses and all your ministry visions…keep going…

Robin

Comment on Yeah, why do young people stay in church? by Jarret Popowich

Jarret Popowich — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:53:36 +0000

“Imagine that, a vital experience of God is the number one reason why folk hang in on church.” – Funny how simple and how profound that statement is; and something that church leadership and volunteers should always be in prayer about… praying for more and more spiritual breakthrough.

Comment on In Defence of Youth Ministry by Patrick Timney

Patrick Timney — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:13:18 +0000

Hey Doug, thanks for this thoughtful response. I’m reminded of John Burke’s book, No Perfect People Allowed. In the intro he talks about all the deconstruction of the church that is going on and says it’s time for construction. God is building His church and will continue to build it as He has for generations. We can’t be like ostriches with our heads in the sand, but it’s time to speak out about what God is doing, not simply what is wrong.

Comment on In Defence of Youth Ministry by Tim Brown

Tim Brown — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:39:14 +0000

Good post Doug and thanks for the invite to read/comment. I just parted with a plethora of books on games, icebreakers and retreats dating as far back as the ’70′s. Really, “nothing new under the sun”. I don’t really sense a change, (at least in the youth ministries I am acquainted with) in the quantity of time spent “entertaining” kids. This is simply a means to an end. You can’t truly speak into someones life until you have taken one of their dodgeballs to the head, or drank a coke through their sock. All joking aside, the one thing I have noticed over the years, (which you touch on, when you refer to the “reformed movement”) is a decrease in theology/doctrine/catechism and an increase in application/illustration/experience. As important as application/illustration/experience is, it should never replace a systematic instilling of deep spiritual truths concerning the nature of our God and Saviour from Scripture. We are to be about raising a generation of theologians who passionately serve their God and we can have fun doing it. In this relativistic age, there is no greater need. John McArthur had it right when he said, “Worry about depth, God will take care of the breadth.”

Comment on In Defence of Youth Ministry by Jeff Sensenstein

Jeff Sensenstein — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:12:20 +0000

The type of “sensational” comments made in Dyck’s work have increased over the years and though I’m one of the guys who has been around for years (age lament intended) I find it hard to raise my hand in agreement. However, what I have seen in youth ministry is consistent with the “entertainment” claim made in this work. I would disagree though with the reason behind this trend. It seems to me that culture as a whole has a short attention span, schools now have smart boards, teachers use PowerPoint and video, computer gaming is at an all time high. Whether we like it or not, that is the culture into which youth workers are trying to speak biblical truth. If we sent someone across a pond of water to another country we would expect them to learn that culture and tailor their presentation to that culture. From that culture a few will respond; they will go on and be discipled and will be the subject of great missionary stories. Apart from geography the youth specialist is confronted with the same task. While our truth claims remain constant our missiology is in constant flux. I think a north american culture addicted to leisure and entertainment has emerged (what it will become we will leave to the prophets) and our youth workers committed to reaching that culture must be “in but not of ” this culture. Hats off to the ones that are doing their best.