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The following is a brief excerpt from the concept paper, Language Barrier: Recovery Ministries Search for the Words to Communicate Mission. If you like what you read, you can download the full paper at the end of the excerpt.
Joey Delgado isn't sure who has the most confusing language--community recovery programs of his past, or the church.
"Recovery has its own jargon, and the church has its own jargon," says Joey, of Christ's Church of the Valley (San Dimas, CA)--himself a recent crossover from secular recovery ministry to leadership in his church. "When the two try to talk to each other, it's like they're speaking Chinese."
Joey's assessment hits the nail on the head for many recovery. . . |
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Attend a Sticky conference that is unlike any you've ever attended, and learn to close the back door and become the church no one wants to leave.
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Main sessions with thinkers on the front edge of mission and leadership--Reggie McNeal, Dave Gibbons, Ali Eastburn, and Neil Cole--and interactive workshops addressing how the kingdom of God can transform all the domains of society (politics, economics, education, etc.) are all part of the CMA Conference, Feb. 19-21 in Long Beach, CA.
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The median number of leisure hours available each week dropped 20% to an all-time low of 16 in 2008, from 20 hours in 2007. This continues a trend which has seen America's weekly leisure time shrink 10 hours from 26 in 1973, according to The Harris Poll.
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| New Book Release: The Second Half |
The Halftime organization recently added a new book, The Second Half by Lloyd Reeb, to its series. This hard-cover coffee table book is packed with stories and pictures. . .
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