tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-346893 2012-02-13T09:37:08-06:00 . . . reflections in missional formation . . . TypePad If you'd like to subscribe to the jesusfollower movement, please use one of the tools to the right. Thanks for journeying with us! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef01630150547d970d 2012-02-13T09:37:08-06:00 2012-02-13T09:37:08-06:00 kencastor Thanks to all those this weekend who attended our first Spark* Youth Workers Conference. I'm encouraged by the many youth workers (paid and unpaid), students and speakers who engaged in the seminars and workshops. It was a great first go---...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=zGcx6KtzEis:CdloGj5z6hY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=zGcx6KtzEis:CdloGj5z6hY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef016761d9c215970b 2012-02-06T21:33:54-06:00 2012-02-06T21:33:54-06:00 kencastor What a great time my family had at Big Sandy Camp this last weekend: broomball on the lake, sledding on the ice oval, endless hot chocolate, and donuts cooked over an open fire! It was especially a joy to be...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=8l7Suh5CRW0:TD59CsLOKUE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=8l7Suh5CRW0:TD59CsLOKUE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0167619c8ffa970b 2012-02-03T09:43:33-06:00 2012-02-03T09:48:54-06:00 kencastor Have you ever felt unnoticed? Not to bum you out, but think for a moment about a time when you thought nobody was aware of you. Maybe you felt like nobody could possibly understand what was on your heart. Maybe...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=BkjI1g_LCrA:tSbybkW2Cjs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=BkjI1g_LCrA:tSbybkW2Cjs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0163007a362e970d 2012-01-31T16:19:41-06:00 2012-01-31T16:18:51-06:00 kencastor February 11 is soon approaching! We're excited for the first Spark* Youth Workers Conference at Crown College. I'm looking forward to interacting with our guests and being encouraged by their passion for the next generation. Please register right now so...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=UBwQnB5Ni7k:gjpw_ekq1bQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=UBwQnB5Ni7k:gjpw_ekq1bQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0168e651631b970c 2012-01-29T18:57:53-06:00 2012-01-29T18:58:51-06:00 kencastor My sons run. They jump too. And wrestle. They play super-hero games, fighting injustice with mighty powers. They laugh with their bellies, cry with their lungs, and smile with their entire soul. They swoon for girls and stand-up for their...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=GUb1f4MO65o:crWZ7SN_mYk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=GUb1f4MO65o:crWZ7SN_mYk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0168e636a030970c 2012-01-27T20:20:08-06:00 2012-01-27T21:50:41-06:00 kencastor *I rediscovered this colorful gem tonight while skimming through notes from Systematic Theology I with J.I.Packer back in the Fall of 1996 at Regent College. This is an excerpt ("Luther Concerning the Study of Theology") taken from Martin Luther's "Preface...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=A_c53c90G0E:U47v1fsJgXk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=A_c53c90G0E:U47v1fsJgXk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0168e5c61701970c 2012-01-18T22:33:50-06:00 2012-01-19T12:04:35-06:00 kencastor Oh, if only there were a miracle elixir that would take off the years. Or a magical potion to re-grow my head hair. Or P90x without the P the 90 or the X. I realized today that I'm getting older....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=nbypKvT5KVU:2jHz81qrXfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=nbypKvT5KVU:2jHz81qrXfg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0168e5c18b79970c 2012-01-18T12:46:00-06:00 2012-01-18T12:46:00-06:00 kencastor The following article on Generational Transference was written by Jason Ostrander for Envision Culture. Good words!! Go to article: http://www.alliancelife.org/article.php?id=674 GENERATIONAL TRANSFERENCE It’s a two-way street By Jason Ostrander The role of Envision Culture in the C&amp;MA is to mobilize...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=RgEfPwi3cBY:qIlAVWJIrGc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=RgEfPwi3cBY:qIlAVWJIrGc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef0162ff773b68970d 2012-01-12T15:02:14-06:00 2012-01-12T15:04:14-06:00 kencastor Most people don't believe me when I say that I've worked out with Richard Simmons, the father of the contemporary exercise movement. That's right, I once rubbed elbows (literally) with the man responsible for the field of entertainment workouts, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=A2p1kP6dWMc:Eog1Lk2nRpc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=A2p1kP6dWMc:Eog1Lk2nRpc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c136453ef016760510a6f970b 2012-01-10T19:37:09-06:00 2012-01-10T19:37:09-06:00 kencastor *Click on the postcards for full-size image. *Go to www.crown.edu/spark to register. For individuals and/or teams. Only $19 (includes lunch).<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=Cs7H_cOBOFw:T4T2xmV22_o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?a=Cs7H_cOBOFw:T4T2xmV22_o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Jesusfollower?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>