Kyle Burrows shares his adventures of living missionally as he moves toward launching Crossroads UMC: Fayetteville’s second campus. I don’t always throw parties at my house, but when I do, I make sure that they are chaotic! My wife, Lauren, and I began the work of Crossroads North at the end of July, 2015. In… Continue Reading→
Multi-Site Ministry: What’s Next for Your Church?
Dr. Ken Nash from Cornerstone UMC, Grand Rapids, Michigan shares his journey leading their congregation into becoming a multi-site ministry. We are hoping to have Ken with us in the near future as a presenter at the AXIS Learning Community. “A United Methodist Clergyperson’s Journey into Multi-site Ministry” Rev. Dr. Ken Nash One of my… Continue Reading→
Sending Capacity of New Faith Communities: The Edge, Jacksonville, NC
EDGE Blog: Sending Forth “Given the choice of demographics, I would prefer to launch a church in a transient culture,” … said no church planter ever! As it goes for the missional pioneer, there are enough perilous pitfalls, impediments, and landmines already lurking behind every pew without the unwelcomed addition of a mass exodus portal… Continue Reading→
Living the Missional Life: Neighborhood Walks and MIssional Communities
Living the Missional Life Series: Joseph Franklin shares how neighborhood walks and a party reshaped his understanding of what it means to make disciples. Three months ago I was appointed to serve New Song UMC. From early on, I knew that the vitality of the church and the re-launch of New Song would need to… Continue Reading→
A Community on Mission
The nature and mission of a missional community is to get messy for Jesus Christ. We are to be recklessly excellent in living out our cruciform life in love with God and loving our neighbors. During the summer of 2008 my wife and I visited London. If anyone visits London, they will notice that they… Continue Reading→
What the heck is “Missional?”
This is part of a multi-part series Marty is writing that will eventually become The Guidebook for the Missionally Challenged…or something like that. What the heck is “missional?” Have you noticed that everything is “missional” these days? What does that even mean? I mean did Alan Hirsch, Michael Frost, and Mike Breen get together one… Continue Reading→
Sending Capacity of New Faith Communities: CityWell
Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.” John 20:21 One of our great historic faith affirmations is that we “believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic church.” Where I’ve long believed the church to be grounded on a common foundation of the Apostle’s witness, until… Continue Reading→
Peanut Butter & Jelly and Missional Communities
Starting a new church can feel like starting a business: A lot of planning and strategy meetings. As we began Crossroads North of Fayetteville just two months ago, I felt a strong conviction that if we began this church as a business and not a compassionate community of Christ followers, Jesus might just come in… Continue Reading→
Welcome to the Neighborhood!
Why your church should welcome a New Faith Community to the neighborhood! When I was a young church planter, excited to be moving into a fast growing area to begin a new work. It never dawned on me that this new endeavor would some how be threatening to existing United Methodist churches. I had assumed… Continue Reading→