HI Darin! I am a sister here in Des Moines looking for other members of His beautiful bride, the church, to meet with. Just wondering if you know of any meetings in the area?
Darin, this is Dave Wilson, missionary to Turkey from Covenant. While back we have been looking for organic church. I am in Des Moines. Is there an organic type church in the Des Moines area? I'm jazzed you are into the organic church.
Rod,
It's been awhile since I've swam in the pool known as "The Organic Church Movement - Real Fruit or Simply Going Rogue" Frankly, it was more tiring than enlightening or productive for me (please don't anybody blow that…
Jeff,
Here is how it feels to me. I believe I said in an earlier post that we all have significant passion for very much the same things. I believe it really comes down to just a couple of things we disagree on. Your flavor doesn't have the…
Thank you Mike. Sometimes no matter how good the intentions, one has to allow for the patience to wait for others. I think the concept of waiting patiently for others is found in Proverbs, though I may be mistaken. I think it might be time to say…
Thanks for your comment tonight Dan. The past 5 years have been a crazy journey for me and my wife. To say the least we have been deeply wounded. Deeply wounded. Yet, my love for Christ and my brothers and sisters continues to deepen. Ultimately,…
Jeff,
Praise the Lord for your amazing positive experience in your church! It truly sounds amazing to say the least! After reading your last two posts I have come to a conclusion about your position. You are just as passionate about your…
Darin, I want to encourage you a bit...
I honor the way that your heart is in tune with the Lord. He has made you very real and quite vulnerable in order to bless others. May the Lord continue to open your eyes more to see what he is doing and to…
Just a word of encouragement...
May we seek to see Christ in each other. May we prevent ourselves from sinning against Christ in each other. And may we humbly walk down the path of understanding the mind of Christ and the mystery of Christ in us of…
Interesting reads. I understand your comments, conclusions and warnings. Yet, I'm way more inclined to embrace Organic ideas after reading both articles than the institutional ones you promote and that I've been a part of for 35+…
Darin, I want to encourage you a bit...
I honor the way that your heart is in tune with the Lord. He has made you very real and quite vulnerable in order to bless others. May the Lord continue to open your eyes more to see what he is doing and to gain understanding from his Spirit (1Cor 2 comes to mind). You've been blessed to have that soft and tender-hearted type of character, which goes a long way and people respect that a lot. I think the stuff that his been bubbling up in your heart - even things you might not have had words for - will start to come out on the outside. Bless you brother as you pursue after the Lord!
Darin, this is Dave Wilson, missionary to Turkey from Covenant. While back we have been looking for organic church. I am in Des Moines. Is there an organic type church in the Des Moines area? I'm jazzed you are into the organic church.
HI Darin! I am a sister here in Des Moines looking for other members of His beautiful bride, the church, to meet with. Just wondering if you know of any meetings in the area?
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I don't know of any books off the top of my head, but I know they're out there.
One place to start is the following link:
Tithing Article
I'll find some more resources to share with you as time allows.
DM
Very interesting. If you know of some book or material that dives a little deeper into the subject, I would appreciate it. Send my a message if you know of anything.
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Michael,
I certainly understand what you're saying. Very few ministers ever speak the TRUTH about the tithe.
In OT times, the tithe was the inheritance of the Levites who were not allowed to make a living by any means as was common among the…
Jossimar, bienvenido al blog de MHI, espero que aqui encuentres informacion relevante sobre como desarrollar discipulos, lideres e iglesias utilizando una proceso estrategico simple/organico. Bendiciones!
I have seen a lot of sermons on the tithing, or giving; some of them very strange. I remember some time a go when my adult daughter was a teen, and going through a very difficult time, was being hauled off in a police car. We called the pastor…
yes, Quite true. "Doing Church" in house with out the Organic content, is just switching buildings. We as people tend to compartmentalize areas of our life. Church in this part, school in this part, marriage in this part,…
Amen to that.
It's also of interes that those who had, for example, only nine lambs or calves born in a year, they were not required to hand over anything.
One thing I will say is that I thoroughly appreciate the OT system of…
You're so right, Darrell! Many of the house churches I'm familiar with are not organic expressions of church but are really just institutional church in miniature. As Frank Viola says, organic church (OC) is one of the most…
When I think about the most significant points in my Christian walk, they did not take place in an organized, institutionalized environment. It was incidental to my world, but wholly intentional by God.
Sure, it's intentional. God is responsible for the Results, we are responsible for the action. God asks us to share our lives, talk to others about him, love others. Who gets saved, or what a person does or does not do or what…