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3 “Must Reads” to Understand Where the Church and World are Going
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church - by Alan Hirsch
Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage the New Flat Earth by Bob Roberts Jr.
The Three Ways of Getting Things Done: International Edition by Gerard Fairtlough
I am recommending these books because together they give a good overview of where the world and the “church” are headed. As […]
Missional / Incarnational Living
I could not sleep last night and so I spent a couple of hours on the internet reading blogs. On the subject of being “missional” I really enjoyed this site: Friend of Missional
What does this poster do to you? It calls me to a place of evaluating my commitment to being missional. What does God want me […]
VineAge… “Virtual” Church or “Real” Church?
Somehow the idea that VineAge is a “virtual church” (existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact) comes to peoples minds. This is not the intent… It is our friends, family, neighbors, people with common interests, etc.. VineAge provides tools to organize “real” (being an actual thing; having objective existence; not imaginary) people into […]
read more...What will church “look like” in the VineAge (future)?
This is a question I am asked a lot as I share about the VineAge vision. Our hierarchal and lineal conditioned minds demand an answer…especially if you are over 30. We don’t want chaos here!…or do we? That is a subject for a future post.
I believe that in the (present) future the needs of the […]
3 Ways of Getting Things Done…Hierarchy, Heterarchy & Responsible Autonomy
Summary of The Three Ways of Getting Things Done by Gerard Fairtlough
VineAge (Where the Church Freely Grows) is based on an organizational structure that emphasizes Responsible Autonomy. The future of “Church” and Christian expression is being transformed by “global connectivity”, access to information and a growing independence these things provide. The Church is becoming less dependant […]
VineAge…Empowering Social Networks.
“The rapid and wide expansion of the Church in the early centuries was due in the first place mainly to the spontaneous activity of individuals. This spontaneous activity of the individual, rooted as it is in a universal instinct, and in a Grace of the Holy Spirit given to all Christians, is not peculiar to […]
read more...Building VineAge
I am spending a lot of my life working on getting VineAge up and running. It will be cool when we get the bugs worked out but until then I am busy creating sites and adding content to see what works and does not work. Please pray that we can get things running smoothly and that VineAge […]
read more...The Future of the Church and World Missions / The Post-Church Church.
The Future of the Church and World Missions / The Post-Church Church…or why www.vineage.com ?
In response to the desire for a relevant and meaningful expression of faith and community the ”church” will undergo major changes in its expression, leadership paradigms and how people participate.
Expressions of faith and community will become more organic, creative, flexible, and responsive […]
VineAge - Where The Church Grows Freely
VineAge is one of the “Front Burner” projects that TIMG is working on. The “new-yet-ancient” system story, of the gospel of Jesus Christ, that is being facilitated by the VineAge community is an example of how creative ideas and creative people along with technology and the application of systems theory can combine to facilitate unique […]
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