Comments on: Insights From a Friend at Work http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/ Real people talking about The Church Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: David http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-6765 David Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:19:33 +0000 http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/#comment-6765 Crossroads started almost exactly one year ago with three families and the blessings of our parent church, Mesilla Park Community Church. The Crossroads story is told more-or-less through the past posts on this blog. In particular, <a href="http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2006/10/19/three-months-in/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> sums up things fairly well. We're also developing the Crossroads website (work in progress) -- <a href="http://www.crossroadsplace.org" rel="nofollow">www.crossroadsplace.org</a>. To make a long story short (and to actually answer your question), we don't have a single leader. Three of us are considered elders/pastors of Crossroads. I have a background in full-time vocational ministry which included ordination in the Southern Baptist Church. My ministry role right now is to work with the other elders to keep Crossroads going along the vision God has been giving us. None of us are supported by the church -- we all work "day jobs" in other vocations. Crossroads is actually three home churches (soon to be four). We like to say that we are one church that meets as many smaller churches, around our community and in people's homes. We also strive to see the Church as something we are, as opposed to something we do. As such, it extends to our places of work, school, vacations, etc. Thanks for taking the time to browse our site -- and please ask any questions you may have! Dave Crossroads started almost exactly one year ago with three families and the blessings of our parent church, Mesilla Park Community Church. The Crossroads story is told more-or-less through the past posts on this blog. In particular, this one sums up things fairly well. We’re also developing the Crossroads website (work in progress) — http://www.crossroadsplace.org. To make a long story short (and to actually answer your question), we don’t have a single leader. Three of us are considered elders/pastors of Crossroads. I have a background in full-time vocational ministry which included ordination in the Southern Baptist Church. My ministry role right now is to work with the other elders to keep Crossroads going along the vision God has been giving us. None of us are supported by the church — we all work “day jobs” in other vocations.

Crossroads is actually three home churches (soon to be four). We like to say that we are one church that meets as many smaller churches, around our community and in people’s homes. We also strive to see the Church as something we are, as opposed to something we do. As such, it extends to our places of work, school, vacations, etc.

Thanks for taking the time to browse our site — and please ask any questions you may have!

Dave

]]> By: michael http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-6764 michael Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:33:11 +0000 http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/#comment-6764 Who started your group and how is that person set up as a "lone leader" or are there other older believers who submitt themselves one to another...curious Who started your group and how is that person set up as a “lone leader” or are there other older believers who submitt themselves one to another…curious

]]> By: Toby O. http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Toby O. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:04:37 +0000 http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/#comment-680 Yeah! I know that for many it might sound a little different, but I whole-heartedly agree with you. Your description of the process and your interaction with your friend are reminiscent of a significant experience I had in Spain with a student named Alberto. After sharing Christ with him several times and in different contexts, he asked me one day, "so what do you want to talk about now?" (in other words, "thanks for the God-talk, Toby. Now I want to interact with you over other stuff and see you live this God-stuff out"). That was definitely a paradigm shift for me that continued to carry on in our ministry. Yes, we would continue to talk to people about Christ, but at the same time, we would leave room for God to work in their hearts over time as we built relationship, praying about, sharing, and "living out" the gospel as we spent time with them. all that to say, yeah! I agree! Yeah! I know that for many it might sound a little different, but I whole-heartedly agree with you. Your description of the process and your interaction with your friend are reminiscent of a significant experience I had in Spain with a student named Alberto. After sharing Christ with him several times and in different contexts, he asked me one day, “so what do you want to talk about now?” (in other words, “thanks for the God-talk, Toby. Now I want to interact with you over other stuff and see you live this God-stuff out”). That was definitely a paradigm shift for me that continued to carry on in our ministry. Yes, we would continue to talk to people about Christ, but at the same time, we would leave room for God to work in their hearts over time as we built relationship, praying about, sharing, and “living out” the gospel as we spent time with them.

all that to say, yeah! I agree!

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