What’s God doing RN?
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Ben posted a new post. 8 hours ago
Fall '26 Relationship and Resource RetreatCamp Deerpark is hosting a invite-only fall retreat for current and emerging leaders with our partners. It’s a R&R retreat meaning we’ll focus on relationships…
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Ben posted an update 11 hours ago
New Tools Added
To get ready for the Fall 2026 Relationship & Resources Retreat, I’ve been posting a lot of Napkin Drawing Tools as the resources I’m bringing to share with everyone.
Here’s some of what I’ve been working on:
- The Compass: I added a bunch of different ways of thinking about and integrating the vertical and horizontal components of identity; the…
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The Command of Jesus
Both mission and ministry for everyone begins with the commands of Jesus. If we confess him as Lord, if we are truly connected to his vine, if we really dwell with him and he in us, we keep his command.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another. 35 By this everyone will…
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What are the commands of Jesus? Well, there are a lot of lists out there, but here’s a great start: http://www.discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36885&columnid=
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Ben posted an update 3 days ago
Wisdom from Being Childlike
A good friend sent me this quote this morning in appreciation of the difficulty discerning the Lord’s voice and having the fortitude to follow it:
If any man or woman seems to possess divine wisdom, it’s because they were childlike and simple enough to trust the supernatural guidance of God.
— Oswald Chambers, “October 26 – What Is a Missionary“…
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When God created mankind, He gave us the freedom to choose, act, make decisions, and be individuals. When another person takes away those freedoms, it violates the Law of Liberty. Violations of the Law of Liberty can be very brutal or very subtle.
When a spouse is physically abusive, it violates the other spouse’s freedom. If the abused…
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Ben posted an update 4 weeks ago
The System (and It's Blockers) is What Is In the Way
Alan Hirsch wrote an excellent and provoking piece to remind us to see the system we’re in: it’s often not that we need to add things to be obedient to Jesus and see his movement flourish in and through us — but rather it about removing the barriers to see the latent potential in…
alanhirsch.com
Discover why Western churches struggle to become movements, and learn the hidden systemic blockers preventing apostolic potential from flourishing.
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Abba Father
When Jesus is baptized, the heavens are split, the Spirit descends in the form of a dove, and Jesus hears the words, “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:11). The Father speaks to him with words of tender love. Jesus has an intimate relationship with God the Father.
Later, Jesus is praying, and he said, “Abba,…
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Shy but Helpful!
Grass Spider! 🕷
Known to make their webs in grass and fields, these shy and not so daring spiders, keep the small pest population down. Gnats/Moths/etc.
I will be helping this guy get out of the house so it can hunt in its natural environment.
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