Category: church planting
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Fun and Food and Just Fun!
Being a part of the extended family of Diaspora is fun. I don’t mean that to sound frivolous or silly but it’s true. We have a lot of fun. And food, a lot of food. Part of being the Church is that we share meals and have fun. Actually, it’s a very spiritual principle. We […]
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What’s Up With Church Membership?
Is it like joining a bonus points program like at a coffee shop or use of a cushy place like a country club? Do you get something free if you attend or pray enough? Uh, no. Not that kind of thing at all. You don’t get free stuff and we don’t have cushy facilities. […]
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Diaspora’s Annual Party
What you only party once a year? That’s not very biblical is it? Jesus seemed to spend a lot of time at parties and social gatherings. You’re right, He did. He shared meals and received hospitality with all kinds of people including the ones that the proper folk said He shouldn’t. And we need to […]
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We Need to Disciple Disciples
In Diaspora, our Core Team had a great year of coaching with a dynamic group called 100 Movements last year. We got to interact both face-to-face and digitally with inspiring leaders including Alan Hirsch, Neil Cole, Jessie Cruickshank, Dave Rhodes, Eric and Kandi Pfeiffer throughout the year. Yeah, it seriously rocked and we are so grateful […]
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Creative Expression as Spiritual Formation
For spiritual formation last month, we asked Diaspora, Who are we in Christ?” and then we created a collage of pictures, words, drawings and shapes to answer the question. It’s fun when we get together to think, pray and express our faith in creative ways. Each one brings ideas and understanding from their own experience, […]
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God Sightings
I love it when Diaspora shares God Sightings also referred to as Sacrament of the Ordinary. These stories, incidents or testimonies are us telling where we’ve encountered God in our daily lives. It can be a huge life changing event or a small moment, word, or encounter that speaks to us. Just this past weekend we […]
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Diaspora’s 3rd Easter
Easter is the pivotal event and spiritual celebration of the year for Christians. It’s the time when we mark the crucifixion of Jesus, the time He died to take the penalty for sin on Himself. The time when he set us free by taking our punishment. And we mark not only the death of Jesus […]
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Baby Steps
How exciting it is to see a young child take those first tentative steps. They wobble, they grab a hand or a piece of furniture to steady themselves. They fall back and land on their diaper padded butts. (another good reason for those padded diapers) But then they take a step and then two and […]
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Diaspora’s 3rd & 4th Baptisms, yay God!
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to […]
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The First Multiplication of Diaspora
[November 2016] We’ve done it. We multiplied! Or I should say God has done it. Our church plant which began with one disciplemaking community is now two. This is exciting and God has led us here. It’s actually been a couple of weeks now. But the excitement is still fresh. The first morning our multiplied […]