Mark Van Steenwyk's Blog (4)

I just got a peek of the sessions for PAPA fest. They look great. If you're one of the 1000 who registered, please drop by my session on Saturday morning...here's the info: Nurturing Spiritual Rhythyms in Community: Becoming the Uneventful Church The Church in America is easily characterized as a weekly event facilitated by a few professional Christians in an expensive building. How do we move from event-based spirituality into a way of life with spiritual rhythms? In this session, we will… Continue

I just wanted to let you all know about a writing competition that is taking place at our sister site, Jesus Manifesto… Continue

The only centralized piece to Christarchy! is this website. Our hope is that you’ll experiment and find your own way to pursue Jesus’ radical path. So, while we want to avoid a cookie-cutter approach, we do think it is helpful to give some suggestions on how to get a group started. Below are some things that may help you get started.

1. You’ll need an organizer or two.

2. A few people (or more) to form a core.

3. In your first meeting, it may be good to share the… Continue

Christarchy! has just evolved from a wordpress blog to a full social network site. More groups will be starting in 2008, and we wanted to create a flexible way for the various people in the various groups to share their experiences in following the way of Jesus.

Take a look around, and you'll see:

• A forums section where you can ask questions and share wisdom.
• A groups section where people from your Christarchy! group can communicate. If you aren't a part of a group

… Continue