Archive for the 'Ministry' Category
My first book, Fight Clubs: Gospel-centered Discipleship, is now available free online and by print-on-demand. This book has been a process. My adult years as a struggling disciple of Jesus have shaped this book. From my failures in college to my successes in ministry, following Jesus has been both difficult and rewarding. Sufferings, temptations, and […]
Uganda – Kampala UJV orphans
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson July 26th, 2009 on Creation ProjectThis blog is written by Tara Jamieson, ACL team member and Austin nurse.
Lord’s Resistance Army
This morning we were blessed enough to visit an orphanage composed entirely of children, ranging in ages from 7 to 18, rescued from the intense conflict in Northern Uganda. This area is terrorized by the Lord’s Resistance Army, who kidnaps children […]
Marriage: Cynicism, Idolatry, & Radiohead
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson February 16th, 2009 on Creation Project
One way I did this was to address the deep-seated cynicism and idolatry of marriage.
Marital Cynicism
The biblical approach to marriage fits our created design, our divinely given roles as husbands and wives to love and respect one another, but there is a problem. When it comes to marriage, many of us have become cynical or […]
Art and artists are often side-lined by the church. As a result, there are entire churches that make Art (or beauty), not Christ, the center of their community. At Austin City Life we are beginning the process of cultivating a community of artists that renew artists, art, and the city. In order to avoid the […]
I am heading out to TEDS for Acts 29 Coaches Training today. I will try to blog a bit while I am there but no guarantees. I will be trained how to coach others in this incredibly challenging task of planting churches. A noteworthy resource made available to coaching candidates is Coachnet. Check it out. […]
1. All cultural engagement should be done prayerfully. We should approach culture just as we should approach all things, prayerfully. What should we pray? We should thank God for the gift of culture, confessing that all cultures contain truth, beauty and virtue, asking him to help us recognize and rejoice in these good gifts, which […]
Phil Taylor of Terra Nova, an Acts 29 church in New York, recently wrote an incredibly helpful article regarding resources for Executive pastors. In it he points pastors to books, online assessments and practical wisdom in being and selecting an Executive pastor. Both Lead/Vision and Administrative/Executive pastors will want to read “Top 5 resources […]
The Rethink Conference (Jan 17-19) is an edge-cutting collection of influencers and innovators such as Chuck Colson, Erwin McMannus, and Larry King, coming together to dialog with the Church in order to forge ahead in producing lasting cultural change. This much needed conference will help Christians to intelligently advance a global gospel with local, contextual […]
Church Planting (from Total Church)
Closed Published by jdodson August 6th, 2007 on Creation Project“To ask how the principles of gospel, mission and community apply to church planting is to ask the wrong question. Mission and community do not apply. Church planting is the outworking of mission and community. It is the point where mission and community intersect. It is by definition a missionary activity, arguably the missionary activity […]
Social Action as End or Means? (+ more from Total Church)
Closed Published by jdodson August 3rd, 2007 on Creation ProjectThis is an important question. Is social action, for Christians, an end in itself or a means to conversion? Can we give a “cup of cold water” with out giving it “in Jesus’ name” and the action still be eternally signficant? Or when we give cold water without the warm gospel, do we just fit […]