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The Glue Holding Together Urban Communities
When you think about it the church is an anomaly in society. Think about it … what other group or organization cares about (1) people’s spiritual lives, (2) people’s personal lives a… more →
The Urban Loft
A Perspective on Ends — Community Transformation
Robert wrote 4 days ago: With Policy Governance, it is through the articulation of ends, and then the monitoring of those end … more →
Pampering Day for Randwick Park Community
Lui Ponifasio wrote 1 week ago: … more →
The Glue Holding Together Urban Communities
Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: When you think about it the church is an anomaly in society. Think about it … what other group … more →
Urban Advocacy
Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: Urban Advocacy – Definition: “The practice of advocating for the improvement of cities. … more →
Person Stretching Me Lately
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Lui Ponifasio wrote 1 month ago: Joel Holm: I have a read a lot of books and listened to a lot of sermons on Mission. Joel’s pe … more →
New Urbanism: Renewing the City Or Are They The New Suburbs?
Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: As you know I’m all about seeing cities renewed whether that be spiritually, socially, or the … more →
Why Do We Plant Churches in the Suburbs?
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Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: If roughly 70% of church planting today in various cities are in suburban contexts what does that te … more →
Is Your Carbon Footprint a Spiritual Issue?
Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: That question hit me this morning … well, actually it blasted across every uncovered part of m … more →
The Gospel and the City
Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: The Christian in the city is a both a foreigner and also one most at home. Foreigner in the sense th … more →
Non-Family-Oriented Church Planting in the City
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Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: I know, its a silly title but bear with me. I’ve said on numerous occasions that the bulk of c … more →
Does Your Church Match the City's Brand?
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Sean Benesh wrote 1 month ago: Every city has a brand, a flavor, a vibe, a feel, mojo, moxy, swagger , or whatever you want to call … more →
Loving the City Goes Beyond the Bread Line
Sean Benesh wrote 2 months ago: Somewhere in our thinking about loving and serving people in the city we’ve defaulted to dishi … more →
How to Exegete Your City (Part 3)
Sean Benesh wrote 3 months ago: Every city has a brand. NYC is the Big Apple, St. Louis is the Gateway city, Seattle is about Starb … more →
How to Exegete Your Community (Part 2)
Sean Benesh wrote 3 months ago: Ok, let’s move on to Part 2 of exploring how to go about exegeting your community. Again, I w … more →
How to Exegete Your Community (Part 1)
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Sean Benesh wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been thinking about this one a lot lately as I’ve had interactions with church plan … more →
What Makes a City Great?
Sean Benesh wrote 5 months ago: Since ancient times philosophers have wrestled with the question of what makes a city great. That … more →
Is Christianity an Urban "Religion?"
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Sean Benesh wrote 8 months ago: I was reading an article for some studies I’m doing on the nature of cities when I came across … more →
Missional Start-Ups
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Sean Benesh wrote 9 months ago: Since my last post on Missional Platforms I’ve been thinking a lot and talking with others abo … more →
Spiritual Formation in the City
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Sean Benesh wrote 9 months ago: I’ve started sending out questionnaires to church planters who I know in numerous cities acros … more →
