measure by measure... with mike and leslie

ministry FOR Jesus or ministry WITH Jesus?

mikeandleslie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:08:13 +0000

I remember reading about this in Neil Cole’s life-changing book, Organic Church, four years ago. I had spent my 20′s and 30′s in training for and doing ministry FOR Jesus. And some great things happened, don’t get me wrong.

But when I read John 11:11-13 – 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father [...]

Protected: Prayer update 08/09/10 – getting ready for the late summer/fall

mikeandleslie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:35:07 +0000

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Protected: Prayer update July 06, 2010

mikeandleslie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:46:44 +0000

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The Century Plant: a lesson in God’s natural design for Multiplication

mikeandleslie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:22:08 +0000

I have not posted for a while as I’ve been recently tending to areas in my life that I need to grow in. It’s been a time of self-examination. And in this time, I’ve realized that I have much to learn still about life in Christ and its relationship to apostolic mission. In particular, [...]

Protected: 05/30/10 – An emotional roller coaster of a week!

mikeandleslie — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:39:34 +0000

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Apostolic Suffering in view of Durability and Rugged Discipleship – a quick look at a clear pattern in Scripture

mikeandleslie — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:38:26 +0000

Part of what the apostolic is to do is to help prepare the foundation for the church.

Some will hear this and think it sounds esoteric, if not a bit quasi-self-important. In truth, it is neither. When we look at the book of Acts and ALL the N.T. letters, we see apostolic foundation laying at work. [...]

The connection between parenting and rugged spirituality/discipleship

mikeandleslie — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:37:51 +0000

I’ve been challenged lately in how I parent by the modeling and example of my friend, Bryce, here in Gl0be. We often spend much time together outside with our kids for homeschooling P.E. or just hanging out with our kids. And seeing him in action has helped me realize more about how I parent and how [...]

Protected: Prayer update 04/16/10 – Two interesting things God did in response to my prayers for a bridge to the Apache people.

mikeandleslie — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:05:21 +0000

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Durability and rugged discipleship

mikeandleslie — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:00:32 +0000

(A continuation of a previous post that ponders the need to develop the apostolic theme of durability)

The Church Planting Movement (CPM) conversation has been centering around the issue of discipleship/disciple-making — rightly reminding us that Jesus never told us to plant churches, but rather to make disciples of all nations FROM WHICH (when properly done and [...]

Protected: Prayer update – 03/29/10 – at the 10 week mark

mikeandleslie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:54:28 +0000

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