Lorenzo DellaForesta: Flexible Wineskins

The Millennium Matrix – Part 1

Futurist and author, Rex Miller, walks the M audience through the "technological imperative" and the seismic shifts that are rocking culture. ------------------------------------- M is created by the International M network. For more information about future M events ... Twitter: @theimn Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheIMN A

The Human Event – Michigan

Join us at Kensington Community Church (Troy, Michigan) on October 13-14 for a 2-day conversation on the future of the church in the post-Christian and Trans-human 21st century west.Neil Cole (Organic Church)Alex McManus (M Network)and You.Who is the Human Event for? Forward thinking, missional activists, thinkers, and leaders. If you think that ma

Mission and the Future

Thinking about the "future of  mission" (or of anything for that matter) requires imagination. A couple of decades ago I began to collect ideas and images of the future. One of several descriptors I used to paint portraits of the future was this: (more...)

A Force of Nature

Navigating the Maelstrom...of Missional Leadership in Traditional Settings -- I am listening to a podcasted Q&A session with Erwin McManus and UK church leaders as I write. One person asks: How do you go about discerning how you can make the best contribution [with your life]? Erwin’s reply is basically: focus on the things you are good at

A Thin Silence

Just to recap from the last article, here I am, seeing and experiencing things more humanly and more missionally, but I’m part of a traditional denomination (namely Methodism), so what do I do? I imagined this as a “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” question so I could use my “phone-a-friend” option. Here is the million pound/dollar quest

Whispering in the Wind

Navigating the maelstrom of missional leadership within a traditional context -- I was invited to share in another denomination’s Good Friday service this year – one of seven people reflecting on the words Jesus speaks from the cross (mine were, “It is finished” – interesting, in the light of what I’m going to now share). It was a lon

The Four Turnings and Conversion on All Things M

Here's a link for today's archived episode on The Four Turnings on All Things M We've included below, for your convenience, some of the questions (and challenges) that came from my articles that we will talk about on today's show. Just click on the "read more..." link below. If you're reading this on a Friday between 11 am and 12 noon ET, you ca

A Nodding Head Does Not Equal a Heart that Says "Let's Go!"

What do people mean when they nod their head "Yes" in agreement? It's not as clear cut as one might think. Here's an episode that helps us crack the code. (more...)