A book everyone should read…..

Posted by: Jacob Friesen
Church: Gospel Mennonite Winnipeg
Date: July 21st, 2011

I am back to work after a short vacation.  A few days were spent around the house cleaning & organizing the garage but the bulk was spent in the saddle of my bicycle, sometime in a Kayak and I read two big novels.  Oh, the forgotten joy of reading a good story has me all excited about encouraging us to be readers and learners.

Yes, of course the most important reading we do is in the Bible, which I am working at with fresh joy and diligence as well.  So, with that affirmed, what books besides the Bible have shaped you in a profound way?  It might be a novel, a old classic or a new best seller?  Don’t worry – I will start and then invite you to join me.  Maybe we can create a top 10 list of some sort.

Renovating the Church

Posted by: len hjalmarson
Church: Aylmer, Ontario Aylmer
Date: June 30th, 2011

I’ve been working my way through this confessional book by Mike Lueken and Kent Carlson, two pastoral leaders who grew a large church in southern California and then began asking questions about what “success” should really look like in terms of growth. That sent them on a journey in deeper formation in Christ, and it was a journey that took them on the dark road of encountering their own ambition and personal egos.

But there are other things in the book that have captured my attention. One of these is that in the process of “renovating” their church, they began to look at different models of leadership. I think these brothers have something to teach us. I take a look in more detail HERE.