Monday, April 23, 2007

It sure got my attention

The Planter writes: Fort Collins - The Revolution used this acrostic N.A.K.E.D. to describe who they are and what they do. Read on..and see how they use NAKED!

NAKED

We desire to be NAKED members of our gathering and our communities.

Cheesy? Yes. But it helps us remember.

To that end, we are working on a rhythm of life - individually and as a body.
This is in formation and evolving.

(N)osh:
eat, have coffee, have a beer, etc with someone outside the Revolution
community every week bless them by picking up the tab. As with everything we do, we journey in this together community every week.

(A)doration:
spend time each week listening to God and
worshiping him through music, art, etc.

(K)nowledge:
spend time each week learning about God
by reading the Bible following our community lectionary
and also spend time learning about the cultures represented in your town

(E)ngage:
engage people in your “sent place”
find a third place (some place other than work/school or home/church)
where God is sending you and engage the people in that place every week
with the intention of building relationships

bless those people in some way every week

(D)angerously:
do something dangerous every week - something challenging -
smile at a stranger, teach a class, learn a new skill,
embark on a journey of reconciliation with someone of
a race different from your own, etc…let the Spirit guide you

The Planter speaks, Now what do you have to say about this approach?

19 Comments:

At April 23, 2007 7:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

PRAISE THE LORD!!

 
At April 23, 2007 10:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where's the (N)?

 
At April 23, 2007 10:23 PM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

That's a good question Matt. Sorry to dissapoint you. Wonder what would happen if a bunch of nudists visited the service? Dressed well, naturally!

I'm glad I;m not the speaker for the day.

 
At April 24, 2007 6:55 PM, Blogger Makeesha said...

It's (N)osh

thanks for the HT :)

 
At April 24, 2007 6:57 PM, Blogger Makeesha said...

I went back to check and make sure we hadn't had an oops in our acronym but no, Bob just missed it ;)

(N)osh:
eat, have coffee, have a beer, etc with someone outside the Revolution

community every week

bless them by picking up the tab

 
At April 24, 2007 6:58 PM, Blogger Makeesha said...

oh, and you might find it helpful to see everything in context betherevolution.wordpress.com

 
At April 24, 2007 7:12 PM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

Sorry Makeesha, I copies the whole thing and somehow dropped part of it.

Sounds like a fun ministry especially the (N)osh part.

Sorry missing such an important point.

Oh darn it!

 
At April 25, 2007 9:18 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

I drank a beer recently. Some young friends of ours just bought a house. They said they wanted to have a painting party and invite a bunch of their lost friends and a bunch of their Christian friends together for the sake of introducing their lost friends to their Christian friends.

Beer was present.

I drank one.

I didn't feel bad about it.

I did, however, remember that I don't like beer.

The next week I saw one of their lost friends sitting with them at church.

Next time I'm going to recommend Arbor Mist white zin.

 
At April 25, 2007 11:13 PM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

Not sure you should do that! There is alcohol in that stuff. Can you handle it? I mean to sin you must be drunk with wine. Can you do it and not get drunk?

Just wonderin...

 
At April 26, 2007 3:25 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Can you do it and not get drunk?

Jesus did.

 
At April 27, 2007 7:43 AM, Blogger gltnforpnshmnt said...

sounds a lot like a mission statement to me.

 
At April 27, 2007 10:56 AM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

Sounds a whole like allot of fun to me. I'd love to watch Bill hunker down and drink a strong Samuel Adams.

That would be worth the show! Jesus might even get a good laugh, on second thought I know He would get a good laugh.

Just one, not two, Bill!

 
At April 27, 2007 11:00 AM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

How about starting a NUDE Church.

Never
Undermine
Doing
Evangelism

Never
Undermine
Discipling
Everyone you touch

I shouldn't use touch here!

 
At April 28, 2007 9:07 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Haha....nudity, beer, and touching. Never a good formula in most public gatherings!! :-)

 
At April 28, 2007 7:24 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I see it's College Week on the blog...

 
At April 29, 2007 8:54 PM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

It's spring break not college weekend. And, I'm sitting on my apartment patio which is just a cement slab finishing dinner with Chel and then I look up and all I can see is some guys butt. Why can't he have the decency of shutting his curtains. I have no other view but the view of his building and he moons us. Fat, ugly and gross!

Now I call that sick and it's not fun anymore.

How sick can a human being be? Forget the nudity. I love clothes and curtains.

I'm glad for Adam and Eve and all the leaves!

 
At April 30, 2007 2:02 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Bob...you should go "be the church" to him. Take him a pair of pants and say, "Hello neighbor, I thought I'd bless you and me both in Jesus name!"

:-)

I crack me up.

"crack"

Get it?

How old are we?

 
At May 01, 2007 11:45 PM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

Bill, I had to redo my sleep study as per a new doctor's request. Lately since the fire I am having a hard time sleeping. Plus my breathing machine was burned up.

In the study it is hard to go to sleep because some woman is watching you toss, turn and stir all night.

Now I fear the worst. What dis I do in my sleep? I woke up with covers everywhere but on me!

Now think about that. What a scary thought! Now the gal who tested me wants me back for another test to get me match up on the machine air volume. Am I paranoid or is there reason to be concerned?

I think the latter is in order given the conversation I recently had with my wife. Now I feel naked! Maybe I was! Only God and Candace will ever know!

Only God and Candace will know what happens when I return for round 2 on the 10th of May. Time to pray!

This is serious! N.A.K.E.D. Church takes on a whole new meaning here.

 
At May 02, 2007 11:01 AM, Blogger Bob Carder said...

Speaking of cracks noted above I think I will offer my neighbor the kindness of my heart gift of holy and blessed underwear.

I'll address the card, "For those with the gift of mooning others."

On second thought I don't want to make him mad at me (for the sake of outreach), so I will wrap it up and place it on his doorstep anonymously. I have a holy or is it holey pair just right for the occasion.

I wonder if he will get the hint.

I'll wait for the shades to go down or up depending on how he takes it.

 

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