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Catalyst West 2010
This morning I woke up at 5:30am to drive up to Irvine to attend my first Catalyst West conference, and after one day I can say its been well worth it. This is turning out to be one of my favorite Christian conferences that I’ve ever attended. The innovation, passion, and energy in this place is contagious. It was crazy walking into the plenary this morning to see large confetti filled balloons and helium filled “UFO” saucers being bumped around to club music! Read the rest of this entry
InterVarsity’s Multi-Ethnic History
11 am on Sunday still remains the most segregated hour in America, and for most Christians the best way to deal with race is to be colorblind and simply disregard it as not important. With that said I’m really proud to be apart of an organization that has kept ethnic reconciliation and multi-ethnicity as a core value of our movement. Since its conception in the US, InterVarsity has remained a catalyst of racial reconciliation not only in the church, but in the culture as well. I believe what we have done and what we are going to do is going to continue to bless, challenge, and transform the church’s view on culture and ethnicity for years to come. It is so exciting to be part of what God is doing!
Here are a few examples of our multi-ethnic legacy from our history that I am particularly proud of (from Multi Ethnic Ministries Website):
- 1944-1948- Jane Hollingsworth (Haille) in NYC confronted an IV Board member when she refused to permit Black students in her home for the city’s monthly meetings. Jane’s Biblical honesty breaks the Board member’s racism and her home is opened to all students.
I envision a church…
If you don’t know, I actually have a secret desire to church plant someday (well maybe not that secret). I know I know. It’s a ridiculous dream, and most of you think I’m crazy for dreaming it. Anyways, last night I was looking at the Vineyard Movement’s new publishing of their “Core Values” and I was quite inspired. I read them and was like, “Man that’s the kind of church I want to plant,” and I stayed up to 5 am dreaming of what that church would look like. I penned my first draft of a vision for the kind of church that I would want to be apart of, and I wanted to share it all with you.
I guess one could say that this is kind of like my personal statement of faith. It is definietly incomplete, and is probably more of a product of reckless passion (or possibly the movement of the Spirit) than any thoughtful discernment of what God is calling me to do. Either way, I had a blast writing it and would love to hear your thoughts.
I envision a church that is…
• Diverse through reconciliation
I envision a church that is a place of reconciliation, believing that in Christ all walls of hostility fall. I envision a church that is diverse in ethnicity, in culture, and in tradition, but singular in purpose. I envision a church that doesn’t just transcend Read the rest of this entry
