Church Basement Roadshow

On Monday we hosted Doug Pagitt, Mark Scandrette and Tony Jones for a BBQ lunch. They are on tour promoting their books - Soul Graffiti, The New Christians and A Christianity Worth Believing and entertaining audiences with The Church Basement Roadshow
It was fun to catch up with old friends and make new ones. [...]

A Weekend to Remember and Forget

Well the weekend is over and it is one that I both enjoyed and hope I never have to repeat. Saturday morning we headed up to Camano Island to start preparations for our Celtic Prayer Retreat August 9th. Going up to the land, walking the prayer trails (now a little overgrown but still recognizable) [...]

After the drought

I am sitting in Sydney at my brother’s place with the rain falling outside.  Tom & I have just returned from a wonderful week in Melbourne where we  were able to catch up on old friends and make some new ones as well.
I loved the Forge festival with Andrew Jones (Tall Skinny Kiwi), Sally Morgenthaler, [...]

Reconnecting

Yesterday we drove from Sydney to Melbourne, a drive I have not done for 30 years.  There is something very special about reconnecting to one’s roots and I am feeling quite energized as a result.  The beauty of sunset skies behind a hill studded with snow gums is breathtaking.  More than anything I am enjoying [...]

The New Conspirators - a more complete profile

We have just updated the conference website with a complete list of speakers & other interesting information.  I am excited because I think we are bringing together a broader array of innovators in the missional, emerging, monastic and mosaic streams than has been done at any previous conference.
Check it out 

Songs for a Revolution of Hope

I thought that you might be interested in this CD that Brian McLaren has just produced in conjunction with Tracy Howe and the Restoration Project called songs for a Revolution of Hope .  As I mentioned last week Tracy will be performing a house concert in conjunction with Mustard Seed Associates on November 3rd.  Click [...]

Women Speak Out

A couple of days ago I spoke about the need to listen to voices from other cultures.  As I reflected on that entry I realized that at times I seem to pay more attention to the voices from other cultures than I do to the voices of sisters in my own culture.  Yet I am [...]

Thinking Missionally

This video was produced for our upcoming Seed Sampler on the Missional Church which will be published later this week at Mustard Seed Journey.  I thought that you might appreciate a sneak preview. The images are used with permission by Emerging Grace. They are some of the most eloquent definitions of missional terms that [...]

Seed Sampler

Each month one of my important responsibilities is to produce the Seed Sampler - MSA’s monthly e-zine. It is always a wonderful feeling to send it out to our readers at the end of the month. I thought that you might be interested in the most recent issue which came out on Friday. [...]