Resources

PowerPoint Presentations

“The willingness to be born –and this means the willingness to let go of all “certainties” and illusions — requires courage and faith. Courage to let go of certainties, courage to be different and stand isolation.” Erich Fromm

Inviting God’s Future moves in four distinct segments. The first segment looks at the transition from one paradigm to another. The material in this section is adapted from Beck, McLaren, Frost and Hirsch, and Miller. The next segment considers the Gospel. Why did Jesus come preaching the Kingdom and not the church? What does it mean to say that God’s mission defines us, and not we, it? This segment begins to unpack the dualistic paradigm in which Christendom largely exists in the dying culture.

The next segment looks at the lifecycle of movements and organizations. It then overlays leadership giftings with life-cycle stages, toward asking the question, “What kind of leadership is needed for the ekklesia in this generation?” The final segment examines some of the new expressions of church we are seeing in the western world, and closes with a look at the seven capacities needed to embrace a new paradigm.

Rhymes and Reasons is designed to capture the paradox that disciples are lifelong learners; therefore, if we rest in the answers and forget the questions we have actually stopped walking forward with Jesus. The presentation is around 10MB.

Restoring Apostolic Foundations is a presentation designed by Bob Lund. Bob argues that we have lost the NT foundations and quotes sources like Wayne Jacobsen and the early church Fathers, then works through his own “95 Theses.”

Ancient Prayers is a PPT presentation by Tony Jones. It includes some powerful prayers and is well presented.

Colin Powell on leadership is a leadership primer designed in cooperation with Powell while he was still Secretary of State. It is somewhat modern in design, but contains some great wisdom.

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