{"id":281,"date":"2008-04-22T06:36:42","date_gmt":"2008-04-22T13:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=281"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:38:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:38:46","slug":"shut-the-door-im-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/shut-the-door-im-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"Shut the Door! I'm Changing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish I could be at Exponential<\/a> this week. Instead, I’m going to Exposed, which I am actually a bit more excited about. Why? For three reasons. First, Exposed is more “grassroots” which fits me better. Second, since it’s smaller, It will be more intimate and relational. There will only be about 30 of us, so\u00a0I’m hoping to make some life-long church-planting friends. This would be nearly\u00a0impossible at Exponential. Finally,\u00a0Exposed is\u00a0closer\u00a0to me, and therefore, cheaper, which also allows my wife to come. Yay!<\/p>\n

Of course, as the title of this post indicates, I’m also feeling a bit exposed right now. I’m changing, in a lot of ways, and it’s somewhat scary and embarrassing, while at the same time exciting and exhilarating. One thing is for sure, I’m closer to Jesus than I’ve ever been before.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I was reading Scott Hodge’s blog <\/a>today, and he is going to Exponential, and he attended a pre-conference session in which the following questions were asked:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the Missio Dei?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What is the Gospel?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What is the message of Jesus?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What makes a church a church?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What is evangelism?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 How does it happen?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What is the relationship between Christ and culture?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Does activity guarantee maturity?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What can numbers tell us?\u00a0 What can\u2019t they tell us?\u00a0 \u00a0
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What does it mean to lead?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What does it mean to go?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What does it mean to gather?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What does it mean to be faithful?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 What is hope?<\/em><\/p>\n

As I read this list, it hit me that nearly all my answers to these questions have changed over the past 12-18 months. It really startled me. I thought about doing a blog post on each question to explain what I used to believe 2+ years ago, and contrast it with what I believe now, and why I think I am experiencing the changes that I am, but probably nobody would be interested in this but me. So I won’t bore you.<\/p>\n

Instead, you might want to ask yourself the questions above, why you answer them the way you do, and\u00a0how those answers\u00a0lead you to\u00a0live your life.\u00a0My changes and current views on these questions are causing me to be more concerned about following Jesus, making disciples, caring for the poor, feeding the hungry, loosing the captives, living on less, loving others, and making friends with people on the fringes than ever before.<\/p>\n

Where do your answers to those questions lead you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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