Food for Thought: New Logo Edition

Every week here at Pursuing Glory I try to bring together the best posts I’ve found that will equip the end-times church to operate in her God-ordained destiny.  These are the best blogs, articles, books and other resources related to our purpose here at this site.  Feel free to visit, comment, and make use of the resources found at each site.

So call me crazy, but I’m really excited this week to include a new piece of artwork here on the blog that I think better compliments the “Food for Thought” feel.  The previous graphic with some guy advertising grilled brain was fun, but maybe it wasn’t quite the “brain food” graphic that I was looking for.  Let me know what you think of the new picture.  Now, with no further ado, your links for the week:

Greek and Hebrew Evangelism Probably the biggest thing that holds back many in the church from missional lifestyles is the fear and confusion surrounding sharing their faith.  This article by Ross contrasts a confrontational, idea-based form of evangelism (Greek) with a conversational, listening-from-the-heart style of evangelism (Hebrew).  Ross’ message is that evangelism can be as easy as pointing out to those we know and love the places in their life where God is already working.  I think this style has a lot of merit and it would be interesting to know how this has worked out practically in the lives of others.  You can catch other great articles from Ross over at thejesusvirus.

Felix: Before and After This post by Keith Giles looks at the writings of a first century pagan and his view of the church before and after his conversion.  While his words before his conversion sound harsh and his thoughts after his conversion sound more complimentary, the interesting thing about both accounts is that they each describe how the people of God should live and operate together.  Get this at-once-unbeliever, now believer’s take on the the first century Jesus movement. Keith is a profound and challenging blogger that you can read more from at Subversive1.

Missional House Churches in America Part 1 Probably the biggest news of the week on the house church front is that the house church movement is big news!  Several articles came out in major newspapers talking about the move of many Americans into house churches.  J.D. Payne, a researcher and mission-minded theologian who has written and researched the house church movement, looks at the missional impact of this flourishing house church movement.  J.D.’s research is deep and thorough.  His case studies highlight the true potential of God’s people living out Christianity together.  He blogs regularly at Missiologically Thinking.

TV Series on “The Kingdom” This is more of an announcement than an article you can read, but it’s exciting none-the-less.  Those of you who have read Houses That Change The World or the Starfish Manifesto know that Wolf has a serious heart for the Kingdom.  An understanding of the Kingdom of God has to be central to anything that God is birthing in this hour.  Wolf has put together a series of television broadcasts that will be aired in Finland and then repackaged for distribution.  Check out the broadcasts and stay up to date with Wolf and his wife Mercy at While We Slept.

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