Worth the Read

I just read a great PCA article about the Emergent Church called More than a Fad: Understanding the Emerging Church. It is a very well-balanced article, challenging both the emergent and the non-emergent.

We´re Back

Lori and I had a really rich time at IT´s International Leadership Forum in the Netherlands. It was a very beautiful experience to here IT ministry leaders from all around the world share how God was working. We heard stories from Iraq, China, Vietnam, Russia, Kenya,Ukraine, Bosnia, andBolivia to name a few. One of the coolest things to me is the fact that IT is a truly international organization. It does not just value Christian leaders that come from the western world and going to the eastern world. It does not even see itself as an organization that send people from rich countries to poor ones.

IT is truly living out it´s desire to be an organization "From all nations, to all nations". I like to think of it as "WikiMissions" or the "Bit Torrent Church". Paul described it like this to the Corinthians, "So here's what I want you to do. When you gather for worship, each one of you be prepared with something that will be useful for all: Sing a hymn, teach a lesson, tell a story, lead a prayer, provide an insight."

Also, just wanted to let you know that I have updated photos on both the Friends and Family Albums. Feel free to check them out! Shalom, Matt

Out of Town

Lori and I will be traveling to Holland tomorrow for IT´s International Leadership Forum. This is an annual time of connection and training for It Leaders from all around the world. Please pray for our travel and for our girls who will be staying with our friends and team mates the Baileys. Also, we may be slow in answering e-mails but will try to get to them as soon as we can. Blessings, Matt and Lori

New Art Exhibit

Last night we had an inauguration for a new art exhibit (The Chemical Orange) in the cafe. I met Luis a few weeks back at the cafe and he told me about his work with government art programs for youth. From before we opened the cafe we wanted it to be a place of art, music, and community. Last night was a blast as Luis talked about this exhibit and his friend mixed music live with two turn tables.