5. you’re recruiting others for your
personal mission or cause ...
selfishness, leisure,
complacency, prosperity,
political partisanship,
consumerism, apathy, fear,
optimism, pessimism, safety,
conformity.
27. After John was put in
prison, Jesus went into
Galilee, proclaiming the
good news of God.
The time has come, he
said. The kingdom of
God has come near.
Repent and believe the
good news!
Mark 1:15
28.
29. Too few people realize the radical
and inspiring nature of the
message of the Kingdom of God.
30. Too few people realize the radical
and inspiring nature of the
message of the Kingdom of God.
Many think it only refers to the
afterlife.
31. Too few people realize the radical
and inspiring nature of the
message of the Kingdom of God.
Many think it only refers to the
afterlife.
But ...
32. Jesus does NOT teach us to pray …
May we come to your kingdom
when we die.
May we all go to heaven where,
unlike earth, your will is done.
38. That was a supremely
dangerous thing to do.
That kind of thing could
get you killed!
39. A kingdom is
an all-
encompassing
way of life
in this world.
40. Our contemporary gospel is primarily
INFORMATION ON
HOW TO GO TO HEAVEN
AFTER YOU DIE
with a large footnote about increasing your personal
happiness and success through God.
with a small footnote about the development of niceness
with a smaller footnote about spiritual experience
with a smaller footnote about social/global transformation.
47. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
fear to faith
hate to love
48. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
fear to faith
hate to love
complacency to vibrancy
49. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
fear to faith
hate to love
complacency to vibrancy
selfishness to otherliness
50. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
fear to faith
hate to love
complacency to vibrancy
selfishness to otherliness
clenched fists to open hands
54. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
kingdoms/dreams/causes/
values/priorities/ways/
missions of this world
55. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
kingdoms/dreams/causes/
values/priorities/ways/
missions of this world
to the
56. Our mission ...
to recruit people from ... to ...
kingdoms/dreams/causes/
values/priorities/ways/
missions of this world
to the
kingdom/dream/cause/
values/priorities/ways/
mission of God
65. To recruit people for
God’s ongoing mission
to heal and beautify the world
66. To recruit people for
God’s ongoing mission
to heal and beautify the world
=
67. To recruit people for
God’s ongoing mission
to heal and beautify the world
=
“the kingdom of God”
68.
69. How close is this mission to
how most people define
70. How close is this mission to
how most people define
... the role of the church
71. How close is this mission to
how most people define
... the role of the church
...the heart of Christianity
72. How close is this mission to
how most people define
... the role of the church
...the heart of Christianity
... the meaning of
“evangelism”
73. How close is this mission to
how most people define
... the role of the church
...the heart of Christianity
... the meaning of
“evangelism”
... their personal mission?
82. The Episcopal Church of San
Diego:
Playing God’s music
Inviting people into the dance
83. The Episcopal Church of San
Diego:
Playing God’s music
Inviting people into the dance
Including and celebrating “the
least of these”
84. The Episcopal Church of San
Diego:
Playing God’s music
Inviting people into the dance
Including and celebrating “the
least of these”
Recruiting people for God’s
mission of healing and
beautifying the world