Queen For A Day

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By Steve Stuckey

Steve is a spiritual director with InterVarsity in Southern California. He writes here on this blog to foster spiritual formation for us catalytic leaders. Our hope is to create some space online to not only stir you up to be an APE leader but also help you connect with God well in your soul. He has developed many APE leaders and knows what our strengths as well as struggles are.

[This post is part of a series called Rooted. Find the other posts here]

I remember as a child watching the program Queen for a Day during the 1950’s. Each week a flabbergasted American housewife was crowned with a diamond tiara, wrapped in a velvet robe, and showered with lots of large appliances. (It was years later before I realized that the Kings of Everyday were the guys giving away the appliances.) What I found attractive about the idea of royalty was neither the loot nor the attention, but the power to decide one’s destiny.

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Does “Apostolic” Confuse You?

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This summer I have had multiple conversations with long standing people in ministry about the word and calling of the “apostolic”. People that genuinely didn’t know how to talk about it. They were great conversations because the people were open and curious…not hostile. They really wanted to understand and know how we define apostolic on this blog and what we really mean here when we say this word and push people towards it.

But it made me think about many of you and the friends you have. It makes me ask this question,

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Preachers of LA

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I first saw the video on Phil Cooke’s site.

I don’t know what to even say…I will let the prophets speak in the comments

*Updated*

As I have thought about this a little more today and even showed my neighbor, who is not a christian, the video, I have had a few laughs and a little perspective.

My neighbors comment,

“Oh, so the church is supposed to take care of you huh? Make you rich? Ok, I get it now. Geeeeeeez”

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Are You Accommodating Change or Leading it?

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By Chris Nichols

Recently I got into a rental car that had every electronic innovation you could imagine.  I usually love gadgets on cars, but it was late at night and raining, and as I drove, the sheer number of buttons and special functions made it difficult to drive efficiently and safely.  Simple functions like turning on lights, windshield wipers, and adjusting mirrors weren’t intuitive.  They were obscured by other gizmos that had been added, piled onto the steering column and dashboard. The complexity of the car’s gadgetry interfered with the car’s foundational purpose and its effectiveness on the road.   This wasn’t the result of thoughtful design but someone’s decision to add every new idea engineers had devised into one vehicle.  It just didn’t work as well as it should.

The car was for me a symbol of what happens when leaders decide to accommodate change rather than lead it.

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Everyone Needs to Play!

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You are an important piece in the mission.

You are an important piece in the mission.

By Brad Brisco

In regards to the cultural challenges that the church in America faces today, I am often asked, “What does the church need to do differently? What is the appropriate response to the rapidly changing culture? What is the first step the church should take towards having a real influence in the community?

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What is the DIfference Between an Evangelist & Apostle? Part 2

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[This is part of a series called “What is the difference between an evangelist and an apostle?” check out the other posts here]

In response to my post about the difference between and apostle and evangelist, Bob Mullins had this to say,

So then an apostle starts new things… with what? Paul went to new territories & started churches amongst pagans…. so how did they become followers of Jesus if not by hearing the Gospel evangelistically from Paul ? I think you have these two gifts confused. An Evangelist causes the church to grow out…by winning people to Christ…but lack the ability to mature them….the apostle establishes them and puts authority & leadership in place that enables them (now the church) to grow up….apostles usually operate in all of the five-fold ministries mentioned in Eph 4.

I think Bob brings up a great point here and I agree with much of what he says, but I have a few things I would push back on.

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I am Proud of San Diego State!

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I came across this video recap of the San Diego State InterVarsity ministry that I was part of and led from 2005-2012. They are doing great and I am so thankful for the leaders that took over for me and are kicking butt.

As an apostolic leader one of my biggest fears is that what I work on with God won’t burst foreword after I am gone. An apostolic leader always wants things to do better when they leave and have leaders that are better than them taking over.

Well, I think alot of things are better at San Diego State now that I have left. There is some great creativity happening and this video is one example. I am thankful for some of the new things they are doing and the new leadership that is emerging.

Enjoy just like I did!

Free Book Give Away: “Miracle Work”

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9780830837649_p0_v1_s260x420We are giving away 5 copies of “Miracle Work” by Jordan Seng this week!

I am really excited to give this book away to you all. I was just at IVP two weeks ago right after this book released and they generously offered me 5 COPIES TO GIVE AWAY to you.

I love this book so far because it is such a power faith builder for the every day person to do miracles in Jesus name. I think Jordan Seng has excellent stories, theology and handles for all of us to step into the supernatural life like Jesus commanded.

He comes across very genuine, honest and down to earth and that is hard to do in a book like this.

For anyone that wants to learn more about the supernatural or take a step further, this is a MUST READ! I will give this book to many on my own dime.

Here is how to enter yourself for the drawing…

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