Pacific Northwest Cohort
Pacific Northwest Cohort

Pacific Northwest Cohort

A couple of weeks ago, the Pacific Northwest Cohort of Missional Wisdom Foundation's Launch & Lead program got together for a Day Apart. It was a time of reflection on where the group is and where they have been; a time of considering how they will go forward together, and continuing to co-create this community of learning, experimentation, connection, and practice. There are so many beautiful things emerging because of this cohort, so many expressions and appearances of the beloved community. We give thanks for the big movements and the small moments where the Spirit is showing up.

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The Institute for Vital Ministry
The Institute for Vital Ministry

The 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.

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A Living Image
A Living Image

A 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.

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The Infinity of Now
The Infinity of Now

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.

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Windblown
Windblown

Windblown
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.

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Pierced
Pierced

Pierced
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.

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Love is God's Meaning
Love is God's Meaning

Love 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.

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Why Your Jesus is Everyone's Jesus
Why Your Jesus is Everyone's Jesus

Why 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.

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Balancing Our Faith
Balancing Our Faith

Balancing 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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Spotlight: The Julian Way
Spotlight: The Julian Way

Spotlight: The Julian Way

On April 30th, Justin and Lisa Hancock’s emerging ministry, The Julian Way, held a gathering of twenty people who belong to and advocate for the disabled community. The purpose of the gathering was to listen, dream, and discuss the design of a universally accessible house, which the Hancocks and Missional Wisdom Foundation hope to build together.

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