Comments on: Connections Are Everywhere, Intentionality is Not

By: The Power of Twitter | Just Living The Life

The Power of Twitter | Just Living The Life — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:35:12 +0000

[...] a comment about connections in a blog post and then before I knew it, John was asking me to write a guest post. That started something that eventually became a real life [...]

By: Twitter: When Peeps Becomes Tweeps III | Just Living The Life

Twitter: When Peeps Becomes Tweeps III | Just Living The Life — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:26:50 +0000

[...] connected with John via Twitter, and shortly after that he asked me to write a guest post for Church Crunch which I just noticed is nearly 2 years old! I maintained contact with John [...]

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:56:14 +0000

Jay, I'm honored to be mentioned and that I was an inspiration to you to start your new blog! You are a rockstar! I'm looking over your proposal that you emailed me again this afternoon actually! I have a meeting with my senior pastor tomorrow morning over breakfast.

I look forward to our continued friendship and learning from you. Keep rockin' the awesome!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:51:08 +0000

great post, i've been pondering the whole intentional idea as I am hearing it a lot more and practicing it.

By: Daniel_Berman

Daniel_Berman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:16:51 +0000

Jay, I think you absolutely correct. The Church does need to connect with non-believers outside the church using all necessary tools. I wonder though do we have a comprehensive view of all the tools available to us and how to use them. Are we using those tools within a community context, i.e is it us reaching out or is it the Christian community reaching out through the actions of individuals?

I have extremely limited experience ministering overseas, but what troubled me the most was how little the Christian community actually communicates when it matters. Yes we communicate when money is involved, but what about for cooperative ministry arrangements between church of differing denominations in the same town, or who desire to minister overseas to the same town? A tension must be maintained, each side has value, we simply remember not to forget either one.

By: JakeSchwein

JakeSchwein — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:57:30 +0000

sounds good

By: John Saddington

John Saddington — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:18:43 +0000

Cool, let’s talk about it.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:26:13 +0000

Thank you to Jay and Jake! And yes, great guest post. At times I think I do well at the being open part, at other times I feel like I need growth in that area. It can be disheartening sometimes when I'm rejected, but I know I must also remember that the Holy Spirit does the convicting and His Word never goes back to Him void. I experience times it goes well, and other times I walk away the main one learning something. I think that list is very helpful, Jay. Now it's all about figuring this out in formats such as blogging and twittering because that's so much more different than casual conversations that come up with a co-worker or person on the street. It's not like I walk around with my personal bio and political views on my t-shirt…well not often.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:19:32 +0000

Christina, one of the things you can do is check the lingo you're using. Those who don't believe are sometimes intimidated not so much by the message, but how it's presented. A cool link (which I found here of course!) is here that shows different things we can say. They mean the same exact thing, but there is a difference in how it is presented and could make a difference. I've started to integrate this into my blogging. http://www.onmission.com/site/c.cnKHIPNuEoG/b.831...

By: JakeSchwein

JakeSchwein — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:30:29 +0000

maybe…might be fun!!