tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386391.post111594850085090351..comments2023-09-19T05:17:11.177-07:00Comments on ginkworld.net' blog: old ideas, new visionsjohn o'keefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028206413718784285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386391.post-1116372851276471532005-05-17T16:34:00.000-07:002005-05-17T16:34:00.000-07:00i think those vows are too challenging to become a...i think those vows are too challenging to become a program... just reading and thinking about them makes me think of my life and the way i live it and how much i need to change- it's slightly overwhelming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386391.post-1116280534863226532005-05-16T14:55:00.000-07:002005-05-16T14:55:00.000-07:00I understand your fear of the vows becoming progra...I understand your fear of the vows becoming program. Even in my mind as I was reading them I began to separate them out and I saw vision of a church taking those apart and making a ministry based on each of these vows, giving leadership, meetings, flyers, branding, marketing, etc. to these vows making them nothing more than a cog in the church machine.<BR/><BR/>I see our modern mindset having a Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12154399462524156779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386391.post-1116244153629523512005-05-16T04:49:00.000-07:002005-05-16T04:49:00.000-07:00I really like those vows. Recently, we started an...I really like those vows. Recently, we started an experiment in communal living. Five of us gave up our jobs at a large church, committed to pursue a new way of following Christ, and moved into the same house. (You can read our story at www.thenamelesschurch.com) So far, it has been a powerful experience as God continues to stretch and shape us as we live in community, as well as allowing us Chris Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781695327447650562noreply@blogger.com