Archive | May, 2008

Free

Allow me a sports analogy: When I was a kid, we used to played soccer in the street. There were like eight of us in the neighborhood, and all we needed was a ball and a little bit of organization. We’d pick teams, draw out the boundaries, and just play. Anyone could play, even the [...]

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Welcome

The smell of incense in the dark corner of a towering Gothic cathedral. The tangible volatility of throngs of students protesting in the town square. The hiss of the old espresso machine in a smoky bar. These are the sights and sounds of urban Europe. Once you experience them, you’re changed. Maybe you’ve been on [...]

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Coming to a City Near You

This summer, we’re traveling around the U.S. to talk to churches about practical ways for them to get more directly involved in missions by engaging people of all nations in Europe. Somewhere along the way, the church moved into a more passive role in missions, and started outsourcing missions to para-church organizations and agencies. These [...]

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