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Upgrade Update REnew

chadfarrand — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:45:52 +0000

Hey, we have begun to shift all our site content onto this page. Stay tuned for new info!

Chad

Organic Greenhouse 1

chadfarrand — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:06:22 +0000

Well, it’s sunday night March 2nd, 2008 10:00pm.

I’m at home recovering from a good weekend with friends, old and new. After a long time of preparing, we were able to host the first CMA Greenhouse in Michigan! We all met up at Calvin College’s “Prince Conference Center” in Grand Rapids. Neil Cole and Brad Fieldhouse flew out to lead it, and did a great job (as always).

We had just about everyone in the tapestry leadership there which was fun. Eric and I bought each of us a copy of Neil’s new book on discipleship. On Friday night, our dear friend Jim Best stayed the night with us. Saturday started early, and then over lunch I had the honor of introducing our new Organic Greenhouse Coaching Team (www.greenhousemichigan.com)! Then, after the seminars were over Carlos and Sarah, Jim Best, Sarah Fossati and Mel and I all went down to the “On the Boarder” for dinner and laughs.

Then this morning, Eric and I met up at 5th Reformed (Tapestry’s official parent church) to talk with an adult sunday school about us and Tapestry. We basically had a q and a time and met some wonderful people there at 5th. It’s been a joy getting to know them better! Then, I went and picked up Brad and then he and I met Eric and Ben Ingebretsen over at Wolfgang’s in East GR for some great food and awesome conversation.

I had to jet a little early from this afternoon’s session as I was needed at home to meet up with our dear ones Jes and Katie were coming over. My momma and niece Paris also dropped in to see us which was a nice surprise.

So, as you can imagine, I’m beat. So, I am getting some sleep before heading BACK to GR to take my sister to an appt. in the morning.

Shalom to you,
Chad

Stations of the Cross

chadfarrand — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:15:50 +0000

Nooma 19

chadfarrand — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:44:51 +0000

Today on Facebook, you can watch the online premier of the latest Nooma video named “Open” where Rob deals with prayer and praying. It’s free and on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23766390253

A Churchless Christianity: A Move of God?

chadfarrand — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:53:09 +0000

Saw this via my friend Andrew’s site: www.tallskinnykiwi.com

Not a huge fan of the title either, but it is worth a reading.

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Great food, Great friends

chadfarrand — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:09:55 +0000

Today, Enoch’s Path held our “annual” (which means twice) Thanksgiving brunch. Kerrie made her amazing heath bar breakfast magical crunch/bake. Mel brought this great egg bake with sausage, egg, cheese, hashbrowns and other amazingness. Andy brought some yummy lemon bars too!

We tried to firm up some plans for next Sunday afternoon where we are hanging out at the “Alison House” off of Saginaw Highway to throw a party and get to know the disabled folks that live there. We’re going to be there at 4:30-6ish if you’d like to join us!

Our hope is to make some new friends, and help bring a new focus of community to ourselves (not “to” them as they already have their own community).

Walter Bruegemann’s 19th Thesis

chadfarrand — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:16:26 +0000

Here’s a great resource from OT scholar Walter Brueggemann.

His 19 thesis, plus some great mp3′s!

Enjoy!

Soularize Webcast – FREE!!

chadfarrand — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:46:20 +0000

Tomorrow night, October 18th, at 6pm PST there will be a free Soularize webcast (also see http://theooze.com). This week, join Spencer Burke and author Ori Brafman – of “The Starfish and the Spider” courtesy of Soularize.net.

Ori Brafman is a peace and economic development consultant and activist. He is co-author of indie business cult favoriate “The Starfish and the Spider,” about leaderless groups and what makes them so powerful.

Spencer Burke is a “pastor alumnus,” author, speaker, heratic (see his book “A Heretics Guide To Eternity”) founder of TheOOZE.com and our friend. In Thursday’s interview, Spencer will talk to Ori about the Church that is primarily running as a Spider organization in a Starfish world; together, we’ll investigate Starfish front-runners and Hybrids – can organic and institutional models live in harmony?

You can ask Ori and Spencer questions, take live polls and more!

www.Soularize.net/feedlive click on “preview” and you are in!!

Saturday October 20th 2007

chadfarrand — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:51:51 +0000

Friends,

You are invited to gather with us for our Fall Family Reunion!

We’ll be meeting on Saturday, October 20th 2007 – 3pm-6pm

Please bring:

A dessert and Chairs

For more information, go to http://tapestrycircle.com/gatherings

Chad

Thoughts that got stuck in my brain

ericvb — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:43:03 +0000

Here are some of the thought that have been perculating in my mind from the Missio Dei Conference at Denver Seminary with Allen Hirsch and Michael Frost.

Missio Dei- God is the God of Mission
•    Mission is the character of God
•    God sent word to us so that we can live them out
•    Being like Jesus- is being sent

Participatio Christ
• Set our faces as participants or see where God is already at work
• Kingdom of God and Kingdom of evil are emerging and intertwined with in each other

Imago Dei
•    Who have you been sent to be- Mercy, Justice, Love
•    Let us be with people no matter who they are.
o    See the “trace” of God in them
•    How do they do it? – Cheer ongoing ministries
o    Support them
o    Volunteer in them
o    Initiate things in your community and globally

•    We have taken the Jesus out of the story and created a religion in the name of Jesus to justify our religiosity
•    “Domesticated Jesus“
•    Christianity – Christ = RELIGION

We need to look at Jesus as the revolutionary that he was.

Follow Jesus into strange places
•    Radical engagements that help
•    Meaningful conversations are happening everywhere with non Christians but not in the church
o    Have time to have spontaneity , frequent open spaces when opportunity arise to have conversations and except invitations from others you rub shoulders with in daily life.