I had a chance to Talk with @Etcetera as we sat in the house: https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/eco/forum/discussion/with-the-economic-heart-of-god/

My personal practice of Revelation Rhythm happens very organically — that is as-needed, woven into conversations, ponderings, research and writing, and other activities throughout my day. This has worked well with my frequently irregular schedule, but it hasn’t been so great for my family — especially my children.

While praying about this…

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This is really encouraging. I think I’m going to try this out for my end-of class party.

@bopbop made a suggested follow-up questions that we could put on the group text: “What kind of blocks do you encounter as you write?”

One of our teens is finishing up a Creative Writing class as the school year ends. It’s been a pretty cool experience. We had an idea to have an end-of-class experience, partly because we want to see if the relationships and friendships could continue through the summer and beyond.

When it comes to Kingdom thinking, relationships are important…

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Thank you for gathering this info. It looks very doable and replicable. I’ve sent the article to Diana to get her take on it and to say we could do it together.

Some emerging leaders who are re-starting the young adult ministry at their vibrant urban congregation recently came to Camp Deerpark for a community-building retreat. We also did a follow-up coaching session via Zoom along with two of their supporting mentors.

While they were on retreat, the group set out a forward-looking schedule of…

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This is an example of a seven-study series using the Three Thirds format. There are “Seven Stories of Hope” which are scripture portions to be used in the format. This is a “SWORD” Discovery Bible study: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1M4_IILSlmRF5ivsw3mVl8r9PKfjCEWfiesZSa0rAhYs/mobilebasic?pli=1

What if an opportunity or venue opens up to study the Bible with people — especially people who may just be exploring walking with Jesus or who believe but have low Biblical Literacy? Sometimes we may feel under qualified or intimidated by this kind of opportunity. What if people ask questions I can’t answer? How do I do it in a way that…

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