new dictionary

ginworld.net and songevolution.com have joined forces [as powerless as that is :) ] to form a new "wiki" based project called "ginktionary" [untill a better name is selected - and all ideas are welcome] - here is how it works, or is supose to work:

ginktionary is an open dictionary of emerging terms - we are looking for people to write definations to terms that are meaningful to the emerging church. sure, we have wikpedia and it's a great thing - this is just like that, except for terms that are used in the emerging.

being that it is new, just launched today, we still have some tweeking to do - but come on by and add definations, ideas and expressions. at ginkworld, and at songevolution, we believe that all people should have an active voice in the emerging. here is a way of getting your voice heard, and your views expressed - free, open and real.

pax
john o'keefe - ginkworld
stephen miracle - songevolution

a new blog

i am in the process of moving to north carolina. in that move, i would love to get this blog rolling and focus on issues that are facing us in the southeast. if you are connected to an emerging ministry in the southeast, i would love if you added your voice to this new collaborative blog.

the idea is to be a place where people can find out what is happening in our area. conferences, gatherings, events, new churches, new expressions - what ever it is - we can be a collaboration of people looking to be a light to those seeking a way in this crazy thing we call emerging - if it's you, cool - join. if you know of others, cool - spread the word :)

link

i posted this on A Kingdom Space, but wanted to share it with the tribe. sorry if you had to see it twice...

when the church sucks the life out of ministry...

i received an email back from a young lady that for the past 2 years (first 2 years in college) ran a downtown homeless ministry on her own. she visited our church sometimes, and many of our people ministered with her from time to time. i emailed her to get the details for the new semester, and here's the reply:

Hey Aaron,

I am sorry to say that no, I am not doing the homeless ministry any more...I am involved with my church now, so my time for activites is limited. If you do have anyone interested in starting up a ministry, I have a bagillion New Testaments at my house that they are welcome to have. Downtown Phoenix is an awesome place to minister, I miss the guys down there. They were really cool...

i feel deflated that a church would busy a revolutionary to the point they give up their passion, and ministry...

fellas.....are we going to get this thing going? any night, late enough, is great for me...

anyone else?
aaron.

i will admit that i have not been very "supportive" of this group - and for that i am very sorry. over the past few weeks i have not been at any of the chats, and i have tried - but i have let the ball drop. i am willing to give it all another go - if you are all ready to give it ago also - if you are, we need to get a plan (and i am willing to listen to all on that) to get it kicking - email me, post or we can chat monday -

pax
john

i'll be there this monday - promise

john

The power of cable t.v..I can instruct; it can inform; it can entertain and it can anger.

I was watching my television the other night.I call it watching, my
wife calls it snippet entertainment. I flip through the channels much to her aggrivation.I have yet to find an adequate 12 step program for this, so if you know of one let me know.

On one channel( a popular "christian" station) there was a semi well known evangelist. She was spouting off the latest in the name it and claim it prosperity message.(or is that doctrine) 2 thoughts came to me: 1. John must have been pretty prosperous to have an island home in relative seclusion.
2. what kind of crap is this?

I picked up my bible and found prov.30:8+9
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;give me neither poverty nor riches,but give me only my daily bread. v.9 Otherwise I may have too much and disown you and say, "Who is the Lord?" ---Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

That is my prayer... and I don't need to write a book about it to survive.

God bless, and peace,
chuck


oh yeah, merry christmas(or happy birthday Yeshua)