Baptist Men – The Nexus

In this second part of our conversation, What’s Next, we took a look at how the ideas of growing and reaching and help give us clarity in terms of our next steps now that we understand our identity a bit more fully. Keep reading to see how these can guide us.

Get Moving

Well, last week, after spending the previous four talking about our God-given identity as a church, we began a new conversation seeking to answer the question, “What’s Next?” So we know a little better than we did before who God made us to be. What are we supposed to do with that? What are some of the things we can be doing now to start moving us down the road in the direction of becoming fully that church? Certainly we’re not going to get there all at once, but what are the steps we can take now no matter who we are and where we are in order to start the ball rolling in that direction? Perhaps to ask that another way: How can we begin adjusting our behavior as a body in light of who God made us to be such that even if we’re not fully that church yet, we’re putting ourselves in a place to begin becoming that church? Read the rest…

In this third part of our conversation about who God made us to be as a church, we talked about the fact that connecting and growing, while necessary, are not sufficient in and of themselves. Thank you for taking part in this conversation with us and reflecting on God’s design for your own community. Don’t miss next week as we put everything together and celebrate the thing that gives it all substance: The resurrection.

Reaching Further

Have you ever had a secret that was simply too good to keep to yourself? It was news that you just weren’t going to be able not to share; you were just going to have to deal with the consequences later? Or perhaps make this more personal: Have you ever gotten a bit of good news that you couldn’t possibly have not shared with the world? In our social media-crazed world, some days it seems like most folks think everything is worth sharing. “I got a promotion!” “I ran a marathon!” “My kid is on the honor roll!” “My dog really like its new bed!” “I woke up this morning!” “I’m asleep now (my fingers are set on auto-post)!” What starts to happen is that as everything gets shared, it can begin to seem like really, nothing is worth sharing. I submit to you, though, that some things really are worth sharing. What’s more, some places are designed to help us do that. And I’m not talking about Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Read the rest…