New Series - Death to Life: The Letter to the Ephesians

This Sunday we will begin our new series on Epheisans.

Along the way, I will be writing theological articles on topics that come up throughout the book. We will have these available on Sundays and I will publish them here.

New Series - Rethinking Church

Our next series is a five part topical series aiming at a working definition of the Church.

In his book, Vintage Church, Mark Driscoll rightly points out that "for much of the history of the church the definition of church has simply been assumed" (p. 35).

We will work through the following topics:
1. What is the Christian Life?
2. What is the Christian Community?
3. What is the Mission for Individuals?
4. What is the Mission for Local Culture?
5. What is the Mission for Global Culture?

We'll follow this up by having my friend David Speights from Thailand come and share what he's been doing and how we can get involved.

This series will begin on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10:00 am at our building in downtown Asheville.

Holy Week at Missio Dei

This Lenten season, we have participated in ancient fasting in remembrance of the suffering of Jesus before His final and greatest work. Some of our community groups will be partaking of Passover Seders this Thursday evening and our building will be open on Good Friday for guided prayer according to the following schedule:

7am - Meditation: Incarnation of the Christ
10am - Meditation: Trials and conviction of the Christ
12pm - Meditation: Mockery, torture and crucifixion of Christ
3pm - Meditation: The death of the Christ
6pm - Meditation: Burial of the Christ

The schedule roughly follows the timeline of the cruicifixion (not trying to be precise here). Prayer times will last between 15-20 minutes and we'd love to have you participate.

On Sunday, we will consider what Jesus accomplished in death and celebrate the resurrection. Both of our bands will be combined for a fuller sound. I've relented and we are going to sing, (big gulp) "I'll fly away." Looking forward to celebrating with you all.