Five Signs of the Parish Movement

In this episode, I explore the fifth of the Five Signs of the Parish Movement, “Linking Across Parishes,” by talking about what the Apostle Paul teaches us about linking, why linking is a spiritual discipline, and three ways neighborhood church expressions can practice linking across parishes.

*Originally posted at theV3movement.org

*Check out the RePLACING CHURCH #NeighborhoodsForDays Odyssey, learning from 30 neighborhoods in 30 days!

Series Summary: Parish church expressions […]

In this episode, I discuss the third of the Five Signs of the Parish Movement, “Gathering to Remember,” by examining why parish expressions are ambivalent about Gathering, listening to what the book of Hebrews teaches us about why we gather, and exploring the three main questions neighborhood church […]

In this episode, I discuss the second of the Five Signs of the Parish Movement, “Inhabiting Our Place,” by talking about the President of China, the former “Pearl Button Capital of the World,” and stories from Genesis and Jeremiah.

Parish church expressions are emerging in neighborhoods everywhere. Whatever they are called – neighborhood church plants, missional communities, neomonastic communities, […]

In this episode, I discuss the first of the Five Signs of the Parish Movement, “Centering on Christ,” by talking about road rage, Ephesians 4, and Christian accents.

Parish church expressions are emerging in neighborhoods everywhere. Whatever they are called – neighborhood church plants, missional communities, neomonastic communities, faith-based social enterprises – these diverse expressions seem to exhibit five common signs as they join God’s renewal in their […]