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 Process of the Gospel: “Eyeball to eyeball”
Submitted by Judy Hall on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 2:31pm

It’s not enough to love someone in ministry, you also have to like them, as we discussed last week. And this is especially true in order to relevantly communicate with them – to listen as well as speak. So where do we start? “Start with what they know,” says the old Chinese proverb. In order to do that, we must first relevantly communicate to learn what they already know.

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 Process of the Gospel: “I love you…and I like you!”
Submitted by Judy Hall on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:08pm

The power of love speaks volumes in any time and place. Everyone wants to hear a good love story! Last week, we learned how the Telores’ love for the people of Kolhapur, India was intensive, powerful and even all-consuming. So, you might think the “I like you” ending for this title is really lame, but liking someone is a big part of loving them! For me, hearing “I like you” means I’m accepted, respected and cared about just as I am, not “in spite of” any glaring flaws (though there are plenty of those), but for my actual characteristics.

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 Process of the Gospel: "Lord, give us eyes to see!"
Submitted by Judy Hall on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:07pm

“Lord, give us eyes to see!” How many times have we prayed for that? In last week’s blog, I said we would be talking about engaging in the steps of the Process of the Gospel. As we do this, I want to especially focus on the need to follow Christ’s example of humility, and even find ways of self-limitation in how we approach each step.

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 Process of the Gospel: “We did it ourselves”
Submitted by Judy Hall on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 1:54pm

Today we are beginning a new blog series on the “Process of the Gospel.”

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 Thanks for Reading!
Submitted by Rema Cheng on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 4:40pm

Hello Blog Readers,

Thank you for reading our blog! We hope you've enjoyed these entries from Doug and Judy Hall, and have learned something helpful through Living System Ministry to apply to your church or ministry. We'll be taking a break for the next two weeks, and will pick up writing again in January. Check out our website then for a new blog entry!

We wish you all a MERRY (lively) CHRISTMAS and BLESSED (systemic) NEW YEAR!

Blessings,

The Living System Ministry Team

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 “Just the Facts Ma’am”: Looking For Signs in Your Church
Submitted by Doug Hall on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 9:29am

“Just the facts, Ma’am!” I loved watching the old “Dragnet” detective series on T.V. when I was a kid. The cops were so deadpan. If a woman was upset after having her bag stolen, they would discount it by saying, “Just the facts, Ma’am.” After people had their houses broken into or were assaulted on the street and were very emotional, the cops would work with them to remember the actual facts that happened in order to solve the crime. They had to separate the facts from peoples’ feelings and impressions.

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 What Are Your Church's Symptoms?
Submitted by Doug Hall on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 9:50am

Last week, I discussed the importance of a church’s immune system. The immune system works to protect the health of a social system. The church may have a number of diseases it’s fighting off that they’re not even aware of! The immune system senses these diseases and sounds an alarm to warn us. But when we hear the alarm go off, warning us that something is threatening the vitality of our church, what do we do?

     
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