“MCs center their rhythms on growing in relationship with God (UP), with one another (IN), and with those they are reaching out to (OUT). This is community life centered on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission: “Love the Lord… — Mike Breen Copy Share
“And so the world fell under the influence of one who hated God, hated his creation and in particular hated that part of creation that bore God’s image. All the maladies and miseries of the world originated here—all the sickness and suffering began here, with a wrongful ruler given power by our wrongdoing. In the darkness of his evil heart,… — Mike Breen Copy Share
“We may wonder if there is any purpose in the “broken” times of our life, times when we have suffered failure, loss or disappointment. The life of Moses tells us that these hurts are like instruments that God can use to shape our lives. Difficulty rather than ease fashions our character and gives us “depth.” Moses embraced the conditions of… — Mike Breen Copy Share
“Prayer was as fundamental an element in the life of Jesus as breathing. He inhaled his Father’s presence so he could exhale his Father’s… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“What we see from Jesus is that success isn’t thousands of people and an ever-expanding church. Success is obedience to what the Father asks.” — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“FIVE SIGNS OF OIKOS Another pattern we’ve seen is that MCs that really become extended families on mission have several common elements. We call these the Five Signs of oikos. These five markers give us an indication that we are functioning well together as an extended family on mission. If these five things are happening fairly regularly (perhaps weekly or… — Mike Breen Copy Share
“The goal is not to run a program called “Missional Community.” The goal is to learn how to function as an extended family on… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“MCs center their rhythms on growing in relationship with God (UP), with one another (IN), and with those they are reaching out to (OUT). This is community life centered on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind soul and strength” (UP). “Love your neighbor as yourself” (IN). “Go and make… — Mike Breen Copy Share
“Discipleship isn’t a random assortment of facts and propositions and behaviors, discipleship is something that is you to the core and is completely incarnated… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“Many faith communities have become little more than gatherings of isolated individuals, while the number of online communities continues to grow.” — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“Effective discipleship builds the church, not the other way around. We need to understand the church as the effect of discipleship and not the… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“We often use the following questions (a “Passion Audit”) to help MC leaders determine where God is calling them. What are your heart’s desires?… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
