Logical
The Missional Community as a Means of Grace, Week 3
by Andrea Lingle
Have you ever done a logic puzzle? You get a list of clues, make a grid, and figure out, through astounding feats of intellect and crossing off of boxes, who sat next to whom and what color shirt they had on and what they ate.
Read MoreHaw Creek Commons Community Garden
This week's guest author, Kate Rudd, is the Cultivator at Haw Creek Commons in Asheville, NC.
Haw Creek Commons has a new addition: a community garden! The 3,000 square foot Haw Creek Garden is situated in front of the parsonage, or Haw Creek House, and is open to neighbors who want to learn and grow food.
Read MoreWords
The Missional Community as a Means of Grace, Week 2
by Andrea Lingle
I am fascinated by words. Specifically names. If you have ever read a decent fantasy novel, you will have a firm grasp of how important names are. Names give you power over a thing. You should never tell anyone your true name, or they will have power over you. If you know a thing, you will know its name. Good stuff.
Read More What Does "Missional" Mean?
The Missional Community as a Means of Grace, Week 1
by Adam White
What does it mean to be "missional" as we live out our faith?
Read MoreThe Institute for Vital Ministry
A new nonprofit being incubated within MWF
by Ken Crawford
"You are not alone."
These life giving words are like cool water to a parched spirit for many who serve in ministry – both clergy and laity alike. Living one's faith and spirituality by serving in ministry is an opportunity for incredible joy as we learn with, from and about other people.
Read MoreA Living Image of Communion
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 12
by Adam White
Over the past three months we have been discerning what discipleship looks like from our perspective at Missional Wisdom by using the image of a stool. One leg of the stool represents community. One leg is the loving of our neighbors as ourselves. Another leg is the pouring and filling of grace that we experience in following Christ is the greatest commandment. The top of the stool and connecting factor is the missional life of faith.
Read MoreA Vision for an MWF Hub in Portland!
by Eric Conklin
This week's guest author, Eric Conklin, lives in Portland, OR with his wife, Mira, and their son, Auggie. While they both work in community development, Mira is leading a Missional Wisdom Launch & Lead group in the Portland area, and Eric is helping the MWF Portland hub come to life.
Read MoreMetric
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 11
by Andrea Lingle
How many inches are there in a mile?
Well, there are twelve inches in a foot and five thousand two hundred and eighty feet in a mile, so…
Read MoreMWF co-founder, Elaine Heath, recently published a new book: God Unbound.
What does it mean to move beyond the boundaries of what we believe?
The Infinity of Now
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 10
by Andrea Lingle
There is power in a circle.
There is tension in a circle: an infinite number of points presses out from a central point of unity. There is balance in a circle: each of the infinite points is equally distant from the center of the circle.
Read MoreWindblown
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 6
by Andrea Lingle
There is a churchyard in central North Carolina, roughly an hour east of Charlotte, where, in early spring, the lawn is sewn entirely in dandelions. I don’t know if these dandelions were cultivated intentionally, but one of my greatest regrets is that I never stopped my car, just for one minute, to run through the seed heads.
Read MorePierced
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 5
by Andrea Lingle
It was a large stone; about the size of a slightly flattened egg. There were a dozen pits covering its surface. I scooped it off the shore and held it up to the sunlight, squeezing one eye shut to focus on each hole. I sighed. Not one hole went clear through. It needed more time. I hurled it back in the water.
Read MoreThere is a moment almost every single day when I find that all of the training that I have ever done in my life isn't enough.
Not nearly enough.
I am a mother of several children.
Every month many women must deal with a lack of supplies during their period. Many are unable to work or face embarrassing moments during this time. But, our friend Laura Harvey has sought to make a difference by donating feminine hygiene products to local food pantries.
Read MoreLove is God's Meaning
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 3
by Adam White
I was frozen and numb. I had just realized my mother stopped breathing in hospice care at Arlington Memorial Hospital. She had breathed her last breath without any pain, which was a blessing considering the past eight years of her life had been a slow mental and physical deterioration due to dementia.
Read MoreSpotlight: Pilgrimage
We are excited to share that the Missional Wisdom Foundation’s 2016 Pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland is currently underway.
Read MoreWhy Your Jesus is Everyone's Jesus
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool,
Week 2
by Adam White
f only the New Testament could be prefaced by:
*pastes in bible* This message is not just for you. This message is not just for your particular culture, ethnicity, race, or any other dividing line that keeps you from being in a relationship with other people; especially people who are different from you.
Read MoreFarewell to Elaine Heath
On Sunday evening, we had a "sending off" celebration in honor of our friend and one of our leaders, Dr. Elaine Heath. Elaine is entering a new chapter in her life and will be moving to North Carolina, where she has been named as the new Dean of Duke Divinity School.
Read MoreBalancing our Faith
Discipleship as a Three-Legged Stool, Week 1
by Adam White
When I was thirteen, I had to create a bridge out of balsa wood for a science class and test how much weight it could hold. As my dad and I were making the bridge I kept thinking how flimsy and weak the wood was. Thankfully, my dad is a structural engineer. Once we were done, the bridge held over 25 pounds! Our faith is similar to a well-built bridge: it requires careful precision and thoughtful detail.
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